My Home Team

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This is my home team.

My middle-of-the-night, no-matter-what, through-thick-and-thin, help-yourself-to-a-glass-of-water-without-asking-when-they-come-over people.

Home team member Corey is making a big move to San Francisco to take an incredible job opportunity.  I snapped this picture during his going away party on Saturday night.  We have been friends for 21 years, since the day I invited him over for “band practice”.  We were 5 and none of us could play an instrument but we were forming a band, goshdarnit.

My mom tells me “the Band” lasted for about 15 minutes before we all ran out to play.  My dad tied Corey’s shoes so he could join us on the jungle gym.

Over the years, the 6 of us have lived all over: New York, Chicago, Italy, South Africa, and London, not to mention the glorious college towns of East Lansing, Ann Arbor and South Bend, respectively.  While adding San Francisco to the mix is fantastic (new place to visit!), I can’t help but tear up a little- for the last 2 years, we have all been Chicagoans and therefore, able to have that everyday, stop-over-at-the-last-minute kind of friendship.  That being said, I could not be more excited for Corey and his new adventure.  Corey is a big deal kind of person and he is going to do very, very big deal things in San Francisco.

Corey, I love you and I am so wildly proud to be your friend.  Best of luck on your new adventure!