Tomorrow evening my Soul Sister, the Charlotte to my Carrie, is getting married to the love of her life.  This week’s Mah-velous Magnolia badge goes out to Sarah M. Alvarez.

Sarah and I met at a party right after the end of our Junior year of high school and were near inseparable after that.  Through ups and downs, ins and outs, fall outs and fall ins, we’ve spent the last 9 years as many friends have. We’ve drifted in and out of each others lives, going to separate colleges and moving to separate cities after graduation but one thing has always remained constant. That one thing being that no matter what has happened or what is happening, the one thing you can hold onto that never changes – we both just understand.

It doesn’t matter what reason I’ve called or emailed, I know she’ll understand. She just gets it. And that’s rare to find these days. Never trying to change one another and taking life one situation at a time – whether it be filled with tears or laughter – is how we have seemed to keep our Soul Sisterly bond in tact over these past 9 years.

Did I mention we sing to you on special occasions? But only the Grease Mega Mix.

Near polar opposites, it makes me laugh as I look at all the ways we differ. The hopeless romantic never gave up on this once bitterly cynical sarcastic and eventually rubbed off on her a little. Now whether or not the high fashion princess part will do the same is up in the air — well, maybe the princess part is already there but I’m not too sure about the high fashion, I do love my layered, lounging habits. ;)  But maybe that’s why it works. We balance each other out in some crazy, off the wall kind of way.

And so tomorrow as Sarah marries her Prince Charming – her Harry, if you will – I wouldn’t be surprised if this Sassy Steel Magnolia finds herself coming to tears.  This Carrie’s Charlotte is beginning a whole new Fairy Tale, one that she never gave up on, one that should inspire us all.

Congratulations to my wonderful Soul Sister, Sarah, and her Knight in Shining Armour, Kevin.

Cheers!

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The Mah-velous Magnolia badge will be awarded each Friday to a selected lady {or a few..or fellas..we’ll see!} who has had an impact on my week.  Who knows — maybe you’ll be up next!