I’ve talked about one of my best friends, Mica May (actually Mica Marie Mojica May), on here before…but in light of some recent events I feel the need to elaborate on this special woman.

Mica and I became friends the summer before our senior year in high school. We were both in leadership for our Student Congress and headed off to camp before the school year got started. Mica and I bonded quickly over our love for Jesus, but there is so much about us that is so different! In fact, that’s one of the reasons why I love her so much and how I know that it was the Lord that bonded our hearts.
A few examples of our differences:
- Mica loves fashion and really knows how to create a look…she can take anything and make it look modern and sleek. I, on the other hand, do most of my shopping in the Target clothing department. If I ever see an outfit I like, I just try to copy it, piece by piece…I have zero originality.
- Mica is a world class graphic artist. I can do wingdings.
(She designed my logo for Uptown Sweets)

- Mica has the cutest handwriting EVER and has actually turned this into a font. Here it is:

My handwriting changes with my mood and would NEVER be cute as a font. Ever.
- Mica is obsessed with purple. LOVES it. Her entire wedding was purple. Everything from the bridesmaids dresses to the real lavender on the tables at the reception. Here is a picture from the bridal luncheon:

- Notice that the tablecloth, napkin ribbons, flip flops, even the juice, is ALL purple. It really was amazing and beautiful. I, on the other hand, practically hated pink and purple until I had Charis. I love it now, but until now this has been one more example of how different Mica and I are.
- Mica was/is a fantastic dancer. She choreographs in her dreams I think. I am lucky to know the electric slide and have always preferred a basketball to ballet shoes.
- I am relatively laid back about a lot of things (John might beg to differ), but I’ll never forget Mica saying, “I’m not high maintenance, I just know what I want.” Amazing. I love her for that.
Ok, I think you are getting the point by now, Mica and I are pretty different.
But the more I get to know my sweet baby girl…the more I think she might be more like Mica than me. From day one she has been, well….opinionated. (smile) And I couldn’t help but hear Mica’s voice in my head saying, “I am not high maintenance, I just know what I want.” Charis loves to dance, one of her biggest joys in life is dancing with me in our kitchen. Charis LOVES shoes and dress up clothes and has an opinion about even what she wears to bed. And last night was the last straw…while in the bathtub, she selectively picked out ALL of the purple foam letters. Only purple.
Charis really is more like Mica every day. And this thrills me to no end. It thrills me because I’ve seen the amazing creativity that comes from Mica and how her opinions shape her design. It thrills me because Mica is a rockstar with her businesses and at 27 already has an intern! And it thrills me because I LOVE spending time with Mica, she brings out a different side of my personality and encourages me to be who I am at the same time. (She is actually the one who encouraged me with my 27 Things list and has made one herself.)
I wished we lived in the same city so that Charis could spend more time with her. But maybe one day. Until then I’ll be watching to see who God has created Charis to be and continuing to try to help her become the woman He wants her to be. Because Lord knows we don’t need two Ashleigh’s in this family.