My Hippie Friend

Maddi, if you're reading this post prepared to be embarrassed.

Here's a story. Once upon a time there was a girl named Maddi who is one of the coolest people I know.

Maddi is just a cool person.

One time she, Alissa and I went to go run some errands and then she accidentally ended up driving up the canyon a bit and she showed us Second Dam. Second Dam is magical. There's a boardwalk, and there's a canopy of trees, and there's an island that you can get to, and there's just a feeling of calmness. It's one of those indescribable places that is very special, you know? It's one of my very favorite places in the world and I just discovered it Tuesday.

Also, tonight she showed CC and me this hippie game where someone plays a tune on a guitar or a ukulele or something and then you go around in a circle and make up a song. And it's great because we had a story about Mama telling you it's okay to be weird especially when the people around you are just as strange, and a story about a girl who was blind in one eye and she had an eye patch and pretended to be a pirate and she meets a boy who has a (modern) peg leg and so they're pirates together, and another story about Ark the Shark who swam in the dark and how he overcame all of his fears, including not eating people. It's a great game.

Also, we went to get smoothies at Jamba Juice, so that's great.

Basically, I just think she's a great person. And an even better friend.