All Grown Up....Sniff

Who would have thought she'd turn out to be so cute?

Who would have thought she'd grow up to actually be funny (I still remember the first time I thought you were funny, by the way - I was in high school and it had something to do with bathroom humor - you know what I'm talking about)?

Who would have thought she'd grow up to be so wise?

Who would have thought she'd grow up so tall and be a great basketball player? http://karenandgerald.blogspot.com/2008/02/lauras-last-home-game.html ( I don't know how to do those fancy little links that I'm sure aren't that fancy so here's the best I could do - I would post another picture, but honestly, I'm tired of downloading them.)

Who would have thought I'd not only let her babysit my kid, but that I'd prefer her over anyone else in town?

Who would have thought she'd grow up to care about other people so much?

Who would have thought she'd grow up to be such a weirdo?

Who would have thought we'd become such great friends?

(Apparently we don't have any good pictures of us together - we need to work on that - this one just isn't going to cut it - especially since I look like Casper)

I love you Lou and am so proud of you! I'm not thinking about the fact that you're leaving - I'm living in denial with the belief you'll be back in August. No, but seriously, come back. You can live here and eat all my food and wash your clothes. In fact, I'll wash your clothes for you since you're afraid of going in my basement all by yourself. As if there are big spiders down there or something....seriously, you really need to grow up. I love you!