In January 2000, my father notified the family that we would be moving to Dallas, Texas in June 2000, after the school year had finished. He decided to change his plans and we moved on April 1st 2000. Never did I imagine I would love the move since I was leaving behind all my other relatives and friends. That all changed when I met Catherine. She made me realize that I have to move on to new friends and a new life. She was part of my new life and I have enjoyed every part of it.
We met when her family was in the process of moving into a new house in Cedar Brook Estates and my family was looking at our house in the process of being built. At first we were both shy around each other because we had the opposite image of what we really were. We still managed to be just acquaintances but then after awhile we started becoming better friends and we finally were inseparable. We joke around and say that we are each others novia (Spanish word for girlfriend) as if we were in a relationship because we never get tired of each other and are always together. Some say
To me she is not just Katie she is my mija (Spanish word for daughter and can be used to say someone younger). My mija is a unique human being and I will always love her to death. A major obstacle has come between us. She still lives in Mesquite, Texas and I now live in Tucson, Arizona. That will not get in the middle of our friendship because we still talk and write each other letters just to prove how true our friendship really is.
One very important thing about my best friend is that she is unorganized and absent minded. She can never remember where she leaves things. She just says, “I misplaced it and I don’t worry because I will find it soon.”
Katie has her driver’s license and drives a red two-door Mitsubishi mirage. Unfortunately, she is considered a resource student or slow learner depending on the person who one talks to but she does try her hardest to succeed in life. Her family is the most important thing to her and she will get defensive if anyone says something about them. She is one of the most family-oriented person’s I know. Some of her