Day Seven- Happy Anniversary to me!!!
Although, that's not the real picture, and that's the whole point of this celebration. This isn't about me, it's about the people who helped me here with their support and swift kicks to my rear end. People like Bonne and Kate–a couple of the original Nanowrimo‘s who talked me into the challenge in 2007 to write 50K in a month. We celebrated that milestone by taking a cruise on the Kootenay Lake (AKA the ferry crossing) and then soaking in Ainsworth Hotsprings.
There's Rhian Cahill who I met in one of those circular ‘6 degrees of separation' things. Chatting about Nano and homeschooling and POOF, I'm buds with this wonderful woman living out in Singapore.
But probably my favorite story of the year is discovering Jess Dee. She was the author of a couple of the original ebooks I purchased. By the time her story A Question of Trust arrived I was completed enthralled with her work, especially with the depth of the emotional connection between the heroine and hero. I was working on a submission and since I knew I needed to improve my synopsis writing skills, I took the plunge and risked emailing her to ask for help.
She more than helped–she's become a lifeline to me. She's knowledgeable and intuitive and has the ability to ask in a ‘oh so sweet manner' (snort!) if I'm insane and meant to write that pile of crap. Good thing it's first draft, right? 😀 The only bit of rain in this relationship is she lives in Australia and I'm in the boonies of Canada.
Jess, thank you, and I wanted to share this day with you especially because it wouldn't be as sweet without you there.
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Today's prize is PRINT copy of Jess's Only Tyler
Love…or friendship? Does she really have to choose?
Circle of Friends, Book 1
Katelyn Rosewood is facing a moral dilemma, one that’s six-foot-two, sexy as sin—and her fiancé’s best friend. Katie spent a lot of time getting over Tyler Bonnard, but now that he’s back in Sydney, he’s turning her carefully reconstructed world upside down.
Her relationship with Steve Sommers may be short on heat and desire, but after Tyler left her two years before, she’ll take security and solid friendship over wild passion any day. Except Tyler seems to have a good—if outrageous—explanation for why he’s returned.
After a tragic family secret tore him out of Katie’s life, Tyler is glad to be back with his two best friends. But one thing is out of place: Katie’s in the wrong man’s arms. And if her reaction to his return is any indication, she’s not quite over him. Which could mean hope for Tyler, heartbreak for Steve…
And another devastating loss for Katie, who must choose between the man to whom she’s committed her future, and the man who still holds her heart.
Warning: Keep a tissue or two handy while reading this book. While it does contain a few steamy love scenes, the rest of the story might just make you cry.
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Rules are here. To enter today, tell me about one of your best friends now or in the past. A tribute to BFF's, as it were.
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My best friend died two years ago. She had diabetes and unfortunately, took care of everybody else, instead of herself. I still miss her every day.
I know this is really sappy BUT my best friend is my husband. I tell him everything… and he rolls his eyes and smiles. We joke and harass each other all the time. Smiles abound, and that is one of my favorite parts.
My best friend was my Mom. We may not have seen eye to eye on every single thing, but she supported every major decision I ever made, and showed me often how proud of me she was, even when I made stupid choices. And she never once said “I told you so” when she was proven right. I lost her in January, and miss her every day.
my best friend is patty you will never meet a truer friend she’s the kind of person who’ll alway be there no matter what
My best friend is my cousin LaShonda. We have been close since we were little girls. We share a love of reading and can talk about books for hours. One of our favorite things to do is have a girls day out to go book shopping.
My best friend is my mom. We talk on the phone every day and spend most weekends together. I didn’t appreciate her when I was a teenager, but I sure do now.
That’s one thing I love about the internet is it brings together people who would have not met otherwise.
My BFF is actually my sister in law. We used to live in the same city after she married my brother but we didn’t get close until they moved away to Houston (sniff!). We talk and e-mail each other constantly, our husbands joke that we’re secretly dating 🙂
My best friend is my mom…there are days I want to scream but she is always there for me…we don’t always see eye to eye but most of the time we agree on alot of things….
Hubby! Always there for me. Don’t enter me as I’m international but I just wanted to thank my hubby for being my best buddy! :o)
Hi, Viv! Thanks for introducing me to Jess Dee. I will be looking forward to reading her work.
My little story probably is not what you had in mind, but it’s very sweet and I wanted to share it with you. My childhood sweetheart and I were friends from the first grade on, until his death at age 37. He had a crush on me before I really understood what that meant, and I never knew why. Somehow, when I went to the movies as a kid, he would show up and sit beside me. We didn’t actually go to the movies together, but we ended up next to each other. His story was always that we went to the movies together! I moved away during my fifth grade year, but we came home and stayed home the next year. When I went to school on the first day of sixth grade, I was very nervous. When I opened the doors to the auditorium, who was the first person I saw? My “buddy”, waving madly and looking like he had won the lottery! Once, we were on a science class field trip and he saw me spy a wild violet. He picked that violet and handed it to me in front of the class and the teacher. My face was so red! I still have that violet pressed between the pages of a book. We became “sweethearts” in the eighth grade, and his mother spent a lot of time driving us different places. Neither one of us could roller skate, but we went to the skating rink a lot. I really became close with his mother, and she also remained a lifelong friend. Unfortunately, my “buddy” and I didn’t remain sweethearts, and for a while, we lost touch. Even though we had different lifestyles, we always cared for each other very much. He was restless and had a lot of personal issues. He moved away and never moved back. He loved to come home to visit, but was always anxious to leave. When “Reese’s Pieces” first came out, he mailed me a pack just in a regular envelope. The candy was smashed, but the package remained intact. I ate the crumbled candy and told him it was great! He was tall and blonde and handsome with deep blue eyes. He was theatrical, talented, troubled and self-destructive. He used to sing Billy Joel songs to me, and he was good! He had a one-of-a-kind, loud, boisterous laugh which used to embarrass me, but I’d give anything to hear that laugh right now! Sadly for me, my immediate family is all gone, and my “buddy” and his mother and father all passed away. I still wear a silver ID bracelet that he gave me. He was so proud of that gift!
Virginia – I love this story!
I am so sorry your buddy passed away.
Tall, blond, blue eyed, good looking funny and a best friend. He sounds like my ideal man.
Hugs,
Jess
My best friend is Jane, who I’ve known since my freshman year of high school. We call each other every week, have dinner out once a month, and she’s my go to friend when it comes to putting up Christmas decorations. She’s always perky and has a smile on her face and if I ever need a lift me up she’s who you go to.
Happy Anniversary!!! 😀
My best friend is my sister… no matter our moods, we are always there for each other!
Sad to say I don’t have a true BFF. Had a best friend in high school. We still reconnect every couple of years and spend a couple weeks emailing and calling each other then we lose touch again for another couple years. But since we can go years with out contact I wouldn’t consider her a BFF.
I guess the closest I come is my 19 year old daughter. She still lives at home. We love to go shopping together(even when we have nothing to spend and we both have similar tastes in what we watch on TV and what we read so conversations can get lively around here.
I met one of my closest friends at work several years ago. She’s since moved to another state, but we try to talk every day and gossip about celebrities and movies.
I have a best friend of 30+ years. She is always there for me in times of sorrow or happiness.
I actually have 2. Wanda and Angie…I know, no matter the circumstances they’ve got my back. We’ve been friends for 25 & 30 yrs. respectively…Love them to death. Just wish I could see them more often…I’ve had to move to Indiana & they’re both still in Ga….kinda bites sometimes..
My best friend is my sister she’s always there when I need her. She will do anything for me she’s there when I just need to blow off some steam and when I need a little money she always helps me.
My best friend is my mom. I went through a tough time and while friends just moved out of the picture, my mom stuck with me and supported me through it.
My best friend is my sister. Though we’re not as close now as when we were younger, mostly because we have different priorities and responsibilities now, she is still the person I am closest to. I know that I can count on her for anything and she knows I’d do anything for her.
Well people come to mind when you say best friends my first and formmost would be my fiance we grew up together in more ways then one it was oen of those boy meets girl girl likes boyboy moves away wboya ndgirl meet up later in lifetype things but we know everything about eachother and i whine and tell him every weird and boring detail and he actually listens .
second person is my best friend D he was my hero and rock when things went wrong now hes my cousin his dad married my aunt he was family before now its just offical like
and Mel that girl i can tell ya now we did some crazy things like we drove to meet a guy from the netjust because i wanted to meet him he lived like 6 hours away was a road trip where eveyrthing didnt go as planned then mad ea trip to kentucky i got home sick so we came home good times time smy mom probably wished id of settled down and not been so spur ofthe moment do things on a whim but good times all the same
even now i love all 3 ofthem unconditionally with out a doubt id drp anything for them and they know it
Just have to say what a pleasure it’s been to read all your responses. Thanks for sharing,
My very best friend is definitely my sister–I can’t recall when we haven’t gotten along (although she may remember things differently ;)) We grew up sharing a room, and when I went off to college, that was one thing I missed the most. I’m super thankful that we’re still geographically pretty close and our kids can grow up hanging out together 🙂
My best friend and I met in high school. We come from different backgrounds, but we still were able to get along more than anyone I know.
My best friend is Donna. I’ve known her for about 14 years; we were coworkers and then became friends.
Do Donna and I talk, email, see each other every day or on a regular basis? No. But I know, if I should ever need her, she’ll be by my side in a heart-beat and I’ll do the same for her.
The contest is closed, but feel welcome to share for fun if you’d like.
Viv,
You know that you’re my NBF!
Who would ever have thought I’d never survive without a nutcase who loves camping in snow storms???
Love ya Sweets,
Jess