Kylee

This blog is normally quite silly, so just warning you, this post starts off a bit serious.

This post is dedicated to my friend Kylee.

We first met in 2007, when we both worked at the local movie theatre. She invited me on a road trip one day, and I went along, expecting it to be a bit of fun with a workmate. 

Instead we ended up having a big deep and meaningful, sharing all our secrets, and we’ve been close friends ever since.

In 2008 Kylee injured herself while kickboxing, and instead of getting better, things just got worse. She was bedridden for ages, and finally got a diagnosis of CRPS/RSD. It's a horrible disease which leaves her in constant burning pain, and she was bedridden for ages.  Now she’s in a wheel chair and can walk very short distances. She's determined to still live life 100%, which means that we go on road trips whenever we have the chance.

And every time you put the two of us together, you know that silly stuff is going to happen.

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We can't even go to the supermarket without causing a scene...

And we both absolutely lost it, in the middle of the supermarket. Crying with laughter. 

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A few days later we were in another supermarket. We were in the carpark, and I was pushing her in her chair.

I nearly had a heart attack. I ran faster than I'd ever run before, and caught her just before she smashed into the back of a parked car.

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One of our road trips happened to be in the middle of one of the worst storms we've had in ages. It was snowing as we were driving to Hastings.

Pictured above: Kylee and I driving in the snow.

I was concentrating hard on driving through the snow. Well, I was trying to. Kylee wouldn't shut up about the snowflakes.

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This Christmas, I decided to give Kylee a surprise. I called her from my mobile as I let myself into her house (cos I'm not creepy at all)

 As I hung up I walked in through the lounge door.

 Clearly she was very happy to see her awesomest friend.

This might be confusing to any Northern Hemisphere readers, but in New Zealand Christmas is in summer. And it was a really hot day this year.

 We put our feet into the pool. The water was so cold!

So Kylee repays me for my awesome surprise by pushing me into the pool. Fully clothed.
At first I was worried about hurting her if I dragged her in with me. But then I thought what the heck, she pushed me in so she's going in too. So I dragged her in with me, fully clothed.

We ended up having a water fight and a lot of fun. But I'm still going to remind her about the time she pushed me in the pool ON CHRISTMAS every chance I get.

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If you’re interested in knowing more about Kylee you can check out her website here and the organisation she runs here.