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I have been meaning to post for awhile but I forget once I wake up and remember every night as I'm going to sleep. I finally remembered today. So there are a couple of things I want to post about today. I think I am going to do them in two separate posts....maybe.


First and most importantly.

World,

      This is my best friend :) I thought I should introduce you to him because he has been incredible. I have known this guy for 5 years now.
    Here is my side of our story:
      We definitely did not start out as best friends that is for sure. He was in my seminary class and we were buddies but nowhere near friend status and he kind of scared me. He was a "rebel" senior and as I have mentioned before I was little miss goody-two-shoes the sophomore. I volunteered for things and he would mock me for it. It was all in good fun but he still terrified me. How did I have any chance of even being real friends with him? I didn't really.
     We ran with completely different crowds and lets be honest he was a "cool" kid. I was a nerd.
      He left on a mission and told me that out of everyone he knew in high school he wouldn't talk to 90% of them ever again, and because of that I shouldn't write him. "ok whatever" I thought. I wasn't super close to him anyway. Little did we know....
      While he was gone, I moved on with the rest of my high school life and went on to college not expecting to hear from him again.
       It was my first semester and two years later. My roommate came in the door and asked how I knew Elder Williams. I was confused and had no idea who she was talking about. Then I remembered.  I quickly debated on whether or not I should message him on stalkbook and ask him about this roommate. I was hesitant but I wanted to see how the mission had gone, how it had changed him, and his relation to my roomy. So with no success of talking myself out of it, I messaged him. Surprisingly he answered and we had a small conversation which died out quickly. As the months went on we talked a little bit but again the conversations were awkward and mostly small talk.
       After about two semesters he told me that he had gotten skype and that we should skype one day. I worried about how uncomfortable it would be but decided we could. I mean why not? So we finally did. I was scared that things would be like high school again where he would just be making fun of every little thing I said. I was nervous to say the least. It ended up being just that, but hey we were talking again so whatever. I later found out that my nervousness had definitely not been hidden well. Oh well. We eventually got to the point where we could have a decent conversation. Then he got a girlfriend (or so I thought) and that was that. I was sure she wouldn't appreciate me talking/texting him so much so I stopped.

       Here is where the story gets good. Remember that one time I got asked to go down to Utah to be a nanny? Well that is a crucial part of our story. I got back down there and he ended up being in my singles ward. Those nine months out there were interesting between us. We were finally at the point where we were real friends, but we both always had someone else we were dating so it would have been inappropriate for us to be hanging out just the two of us.

       Toward the end both of us lost our significant others and things kind of fell into place. We started talking a lot more than normal. We hung out and visited friends of ours together at work. We went to our favorite places in Utah together and ended up putting a ton of trust in each other. And as you can see in the pictures we snap chatted constantly (Only appropriate stuff of course! Sicko). This kid and I can talk for hours-literally. There have been multiple conversations that were well over four hours long, whether in grocery store parking lots, over skype, facetime, at tennis courts, playgrounds, or on the phone. There is nothing I haven't told him. Turns out we have a lot in common and this so called rebel is actually one of the sweetest, most loving guys I know. Not to mention he isn't anywhere near a rebel anymore (missions can do wonders! :P)

This is a normal face he makes at things I say

       A few weeks ago I posted pictures of my adventures in Utah and he got mad at me because he wasn't in one of them. This is a very sad fact. I don't know how we got away that whole time of being together without taking a single picture. So we finally got this great idea to take one (yes it is the one at the top). After this I decided that I would do more than just put up one picture of him on here. For how close we are one picture would not do our friendship justice. Hence an entire post dedicated to him. :)
        He has been one of the biggest blessings in my life. When I thought there was no one to talk to he showed up and completely took over the role of caring friend who can listen and talk when needed. There were nights where I would be on the phone with him, while I was having a total melt down. He has no idea how calming it was for me to have him on the other end. When I asked for advice I knew he wouldn't be telling me just what I wanted to hear; he told me the truth, even when it sucked.
         There was one night that I had gotten into an accident and asked him to come over to help me calm down. I figured while we did that we would mostly sit and talk about how I was feeling, dwelling on the unfortunate event, while I cried and cried. That is not how it worked out. He picked me up and told me that we were going to go to a park that he had just discovered and wanted to check out. It was so much fun. We played on that playground like we were five years old again; climbing on things, hanging off monkey bars, and getting sick off of some weird spinny thing. We then went to check out another park but we decided that it was too dark and spooky to get out of the car. So we sat and talked about everything except the accident. That night was the perfect cure. How did he know? To be honest I don't know if he totally did. Either way I went home feeling MUCH better.
         So what makes this kid so great? Well first of all look at that ridiculously cute little face!

He...
1) Is understanding
2) Supports me in what I do
3) Loves me even when I am being a total witch to him (and the world really)
4) Can make me laugh like no one else
5) Makes me a better person
6) Reminds me of who I am
7) Always wants to make his friends feel loved
8) Has an adorable smile
9) Is always ready to lend a hand
10) Cares for anyone around him
11) Is ready to work hard
12) He has a Challenger ( I only put that one if for him. He thinks I only like him for his car)
13) Is unselfish
14) Is a rugby player
15) Is true to his priesthood
16) Can play basketball
17) He is devious (I like this because it just makes him that much more funny)
18) Is ADORABLE with kids
19) Loves his family
20) Isn't afraid to be weird
21) Can play the guitar
22) Knows what to say and when to say it
23) Is just an incredible human
24) Is the greatest dad ever
25) Knows how to make me smile even when I really REALLY don't want to
26) laughs at my jokes
27) is very smart
28) has the same vision for the future that I do


    There is one reason for every year he has been alive. Well in a few days it will be at least haha. Some of the reasons on there might seem shallow but they make him the man he is today and are a part of him.
    He is one person I could not live without. I wish him the best over the next year and a half.

     Jamie, I can't wait to see you again! You have done more for me than you will know and I am so grateful to have you! Who would have thought that I would be part of that tiny 10% you still saw after your mission? I didn't. Don't have too much fun without me. I am going to miss you so much! Always remember WHO you are and WHOSE you are! I love you!
            <3 Sister Madi Fake Middle Name Woods
Some of the many faces of Jamie:

Yes these are all screenshots of him on snap chat  :) I have more that I didn't even add in. Just an FYI I'm not a creep. It was a competition between the two of us to see who could get the most. He won by five....however he didn't post his to a blog. WHAT WHAT!?

Also he has no clue this is up. I am not going to tell him. I am just going to let him happen upon it, so shh don't tell him! ;)

Alright he has already read this but I am adding to it to see if he notices. I was thinking that I should thank him for helping me stay spiritually clean. He was the one person who I never had to worry about what we were doing because I knew he would always keep me temple worthy. It is so hard to find guys like that these days. Even with guys you think are good end up disappointing. He never did and I only hope that he can say the same for me. 

 Now, I have officially said goodbye to him and it has been hard. But do you know what I just realized? I'm not flippin dying! We aren't really saying goodbye. We are just changing the way we communicate for the next few months. I can handle that! (Although I can't lie, I will miss hearing my phone whistle at me and reading your sweet texts). And it will only make our reunion that much more sweet when it comes. I'm so looking forward to that day (or days) when I look in my mailbox and there is a letter from my best friend. Jameson, don't forget me! (Yep I used your full name. I am being serious.) You are the best, and you mean the world to me! :)