As Sweet As Tupelo Honey.: Ames.

Today is Amy's birthday. I have lived with Amy for 3 years now, and yesterday we moved out of each other's room for good. I don't think I have fully grasped what that means yet...

We've shared an apartment, a house, a room, movies, clothes, shoes, scripture verses, laughter, tears, and the pain of losing a parent. We've shared our hearts. I don't know what my life was like before her.

Amy is strong. She is strong for herself and she is strong for her friends. When I need to be weak, I know Amy will be strong for me.

Amy is so bright and has incredible things coming her way as all her hard work is finally paying off. Amy has made exceptional grades throughout college and got into top masters programs. She is headed off to Denton, Texas to get her masters in behavior analysis so that she can love on and change the lives of children with autism. I am so proud of her and cannot wait to visit her new life in Texas.

Amy and I are alike in all the ways that matter. We love deep spiritual conversations while we lie in bed at night, and God has loved me and taught me so much through her. We also love lots of the same shallow things that make living together so much fun. We love (at the moment) falling asleep watching movies, MBT's, any kind of gummy candy, hairspray, wedges, making our beds, black tights, going to bed early, skinny jeans, online shopping.... We have our differences- Amy stays up to watch the movie while I fall asleep, Amy's hot at night when I'm at the right temperature, Amy remembers to do her homework while I often forget, Amy holds fast to lip gloss the way I hold to eye liner, Amy perpetually sleeps through her alarm while her alarm always wake me up, Amy would rather watch Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead orTroop Beverly Hills over any other movie in the entire world, and I haven't watched either since the 90's. Living together has been a blast.

Here are glimpses of our life together...