Everyone Needs a Noble Nobbe.

I have a a Noble Nobbe.

She has long, shiny blonde hair.

To live a life without a Noble Nobbe?

That, I wouldn't even dare.

Ashley and I started off like most best friendships start out; I hated her, made fun of her, traumatized her, and then a simple little radish brought us together. Why exactly did I hate her? Well, duh, Ashley was mean to my BFF Cyrina in 7th grade and once even told her,"GET OUT OF MY WAY, IM GONNA DO A CART WHEEL!!"- I mean, how rude is that?

As luck would have it, Ashley started her 8th grade year at Westminster Christian, the school I was attending, right after the cartwheel battle on the playground. Cyrina also started school at Westminster that year and was officially inducted into the "Kewl Club", a club exclusively run by Me, Lisa, and Christine. Therefore, that meant that Ashley Nobbe would be our Mean Girl target all of 8th grade; it even went as far as "secret double line war" one cold, dark evening.

Then, freshmen year of high school came along and Ashley caught word of my secret admiration for a certain sophomore who had a certain girlfriend. I was staying late after school one night when I realized it was only me and ash in the hallway. At that point, I had matured by 2% so I actually acknowledged her presence. I dont really remember the details of that evening but I do remember that Ash and I stumbled upon a simple little radish on the hallway floor. She suggested we stick the radish in said girlfriend's locker, I agreed, and the rest is history.

Ashley was then inducted into the "SBFs" during high school. A bond was immediately formed after she was the only person who would ever dare to go to Sunset Place with me. Why do I say "dare"? Well, if you went to sunset place with me, that meant that I was going with a mission to see David Caballero and would probably completely ignore you if he was there and paid 2 ounces of attention to me. Ashley stuck it through. She was my constant companion to Knights of Columbus parties , Belen football games, and even 609 on school nights, all to assist with my obsession. She would go out of her way and copy and paste conversations she had with David about me on AOL and email them to me.To say she put up with alot is an understatement.

Time passed and our bond grew stronger.
We ended up living in the same dorm in college and eventually moved into the same apartment for our remaining years at FSU. Ash was my Noble Nobbe. She was always there to listen, always there to make me laugh, and definitely always there to rationalize the consumption of Whataburger at 4am. She understood my need for privacy and would always knock instead of barging in even though I knew she wanted so badly to just burst in sometimes.

To this date, Nobbe and I are beyond stronger than ever. We went from SBFs to Vultures and from nights at Sunset Place to nights at Louis. She is one of my first calls in the morning and my last bbm before I go to bed. Ash has seen it all from me and heard even more and has never once judged, lectured, or critiqued. Although we have our differences, it always simply takes one hour of a BBM war to get over it. Ash is my Nobble Nobbe and I am forever her BH.

Ashley is now an Up and Coming Vintage designer. She takes frumpy frocks and turns them into spectacular works of re-vamped art. She is highly 'Googable' ( a trait I always admire in a person.) and has been featured in several top notch fashion blogs and articles. Prior years, we would always joke about not being able to picture her in work clothes and I guess we must have known something. After two very successful fashion shows and an etsy.com sale's history that most girls would envy, Ash has hit an even bigger milestone; her line is now being sold at Scarlett Boutique. I am so proud of my Noble Nobbe and cant wait to see what great heights she will continue to climb to. Keep her on your radar, she is a Noble force to be reckoned with. If you dont, I will find you and stuff radishes in locker.

Check out her Website: http://www.fabulousfashionfinds.net/