This is the story of how an unexpected friendship turned into a decade long bond full of chaos, kids, bad haircuts, late night hotel stories, and one questionable church season in Huntsville, Alabama.

In Part 1 of this two part catch up, I sit down with my longtime friend Jason Cagle (someone who’s known me through multiple versions of life) to remember how our families met, the weird way we became instant friends, and all the unhinged moments that followed.

We talk:

• That one night in a hotel (yep, the naked one)

• How our daughters gave each other “surprise” haircuts at church

• The wild energy of being young parents in a weird church bubble

• What it’s like to form real friendship without meaning to

This is two old friends sitting down to tell the kind of stories you only share when someone’s been around long enough to know where the bodies are buried.

There’s laughter, nostalgia, and maybe a few “oh no, I forgot that happened” moments. Come eavesdrop...we won’t tell anyone.