Erin Michelle Brady has been my best friend since we were 13. We were the only two girls in our 8th grade PE class that didn’t want to participate and had some serious attitude about it, so we joined forces and refused to play basketball together. Since that moment, Erin has been my sister.

My favorite thing about my incredibly beautiful, smart bestie is that she is the sassiest thing you’ll ever meet. You’re lucky that she is also a talented writer and fashion connoisseur, because she channels that extreme sass into her blog, Fashion According to Erin. Run there. Sprint, even. Read it now, it is so funny. You’ll love it.

On top of all that, E is a macaroon expert, pop culture scholar, and has coffee flowing through her veins because her life actually does depend on it.

Love you E, thank you for inspiring me every day to be creative and funny and to never wear sweat pants outside (even though I totally do).