Kayla Coward

First of all, I want to say thank the good Lord above for Kayla Coward!!

Our first encounter was completely random, which should have been a clue as to how the rest of our friendship was going to be. I was finishing up at ICC, Kayla was finishing up at EMCC, and we were all getting ready to transfer to the W in the fall. The W has a big scholarship program and a big day to apply for the big scholarship. Lucky for us, that big day happened to fall during the time that we were both going on Spring Break mission trips, so the people at the W graciously allow us to come interview early. When I interviewed, Kayla Coward was sitting in the same room and before I knew it we were chatting it up about going to Alaska and San Francisco. Next thing I know, we were both living in the Wavorly Apartment Complex in Columbus.

I cannot count the number of times that she has busted into my apartment and asked what was for lunch, the number of times that I have had to tell her to shut up during Grey's Anatomy, or how often she has made fun of my lack of cooking skills and my inability to peel a potato. Kayla was literally the only person that I met at the W that I am still friends with. Considering the pickings there, I consider myself lucky. :)

After spending a year at the W, I transferred to State. One would think that that would have dampened our friendship, but it didn't. Of course we didn't eat lunch together anymore, but anybody that knows Kayla Coward know what she doesn't meet a stranger, so she just made friends with everyone in Starkville! I swear that she knows more people in Starkville than I do!

We have had our fair share of time spent on the road too. Be it on the way to Florida with Judy Faye calling every 5 minutes, on the way to Atlanta with Judy Faye still calling every 5 minutes, or heck.. driving around Noxapater with Judy Faye still calling every 5 minutes. Seriously though, if I had to recommend any one of my friends to be a taxi driver in New York City or to win the Daytona 500, she's the one. Girl can drive.

I didn't think twice about asking Kayla to be a bridesmaid. She's been with me through a lot of life's seasons and she's going to be one of those friends that buys smocked outfits and hairbows for the little Bunch children. Annnnnnnnnnnd she named me Mego. :)