Amanda and I have only been friends since June 2007, and we met through Grant. When I met Grant, he spent all of his weekends hanging out with the same group of friends, and they were all very close and very "cliquish", so it was very difficult to break my way into the group. The girlfriends of his buddies didn't care for me much, and it was a tough thing for me, because I've always been liked by most people. I didn't meet Amanda right away, because she was never in town when I was visiting and hanging out with Grant's friends, but we went to one of the friend's weddings one Saturday evening and Amanda was at the wedding. She immediately came up and introduced herself to me and told me that it was great to meet me, and we've been friends ever since.
She lived in Athens and so did I, but Grant didn't...so, we would hang out during the week when I couldn't see Grant. We would go to the gym together, go to the mall together and cook dinner together. We had some great memories, and we became close friends very quickly. She was in my wedding on May 2nd, and she is now getting married to one of Grant's closest friends. I am so excited for them, but I'm also very sad. Max, Amanda's fiance, lives in South Carolina and works on a Plantation, so she has moved to South Carolina with him. It's tough, because we spent so much time together and so one another so often even after Grant and I were married. She was my one steadfast gym partner. Now, she's moved, and our relationship is bound to change. I know that we will remain friends forever, but it'll be so different. She is now three and a half hours away, and I miss her already even though she's only been moved for a week. :)
It's going to be a great weekend. We have the bridal luncheon downtown tomorrow at this awesome restaurant, manicures and pedicures following lunch, then the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner tomorrow evening. Then, Saturday will be filled with wedding preparations! I'll post photos when I get back to the office on Monday. :) I'll close with a few pictures of Amanda and I from mine and Grant's wedding.
