Friendship Highlight: Amanda Schroeder

This blog has taken a more rant-like tone than I had intended. Sure, maybe my rants make sense or ring true. Perhaps they're amusing or give you some food for thought. Maybe the rants just make you want to gauge my eyes out with a fork, use a butter knife on my throat, and use a spoon for...well, I'll leave that option to you. Despite all that, I want to take a break from rants and focus on something more important.


I have the best inner circle of friends in the world. There's absolutely no contesting that. You can tell me stories about how your friends may have held your hair when you puked or covered your bar tab. Hell, you could even tell me that a friend gave up their firstborn child so that your life could be saved and I would still be convinced that my friends are the most awesome people in existence. Not only are the types of people who don't annoy or bore me, but they've gone above and beyond for me in every way possible (someone has totally given me one of their organs). As such, every once in a while at random times I'm going to be doing a Friendship Highlight on this blog. There's no rhyme or reason as to what order I choose people so if you're not first or if you're last, don't take it as a personal affront. All of my close friends are dear to me and I'm using this as a means of expressing it.


That being said, my first friend to debut my FH blog is Amanda Schroeder. This is her here. Look and drool. Be in awe. Appreciate. Kiss her feet. Sacrifice a sacrificial lamb on a Satanic alter.

Amanda and I have been friends since high school, back in my Ottawa days. She always stood out in my mind as someone who was genuine, honest, sweet, generous, kind....the adjectives continue in a positive light. Throughout the years our friendship has only become stronger as we both share our experiences with each other without holding back any detail. That's the kind of friendship I really appreciate; someone who I can trust enough (and who trusts me enough) to not hold back any sort of detail whatsoever when it comes to any situation, experience, or event. When we get together to hang out she's always up for any adventure and actually suggests adventures of her own. Yes, she initiates adventure. Do you know how hard it is to find that in a friend these days? When it comes to anything that I do (this blog included) she's my personal cheerleader and constantly pumping up my self esteem. 

Beautiful, both inside and out, I know I'm damn lucky to have her as not just a friend but as a best friend. Oh yea, there's a big difference. If I was forced to put the fate of my life in her hands I would have no qualms or worries about doing so. I can barely trust most people to get my coffee order right.  So thank you, Ms. Schroeder, for being one of the best friends I've had in the history of best friends and for putting up with me all this time with a smile. It's not an easy task so all the more power to you. Now for some Amanda pictures that I completely took and posted with her permission (not).

So cute when she's been drinking. This is from the night I posted my first Adventure blog about. It should be noted that a lot of the adventures I have are Amanda-related. Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure I should apologize for that at some point for the things she's seen as a result.

Never before has anyone ever been so excited and satisfied by spaghetti before this woman. Either that or someone laced the food. Believe it or not, it wasn't me. Swear to god.

One of my favourite pictures of us. Take a good look. This is how happy we're going to be when we run away to New Zealand and live with the wolves, leaving society behind. Might let a couple scruffy men join us. Might.

I apologize if I come off as corny, cheesy, or any other food-related description that is in no way related to a good digestive system. This is what my good friends do to me: they make me mush because they are that good to me. Stay tuned for who I might highlight next. In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed this, Amanda. Love you lots doodlebug! <3