Here’s the back-story on my dear friend, AnneNewsChannel8…

For several years, Anne and I couldn’t STAND each other – or so I thought.  We worked together at KCCI in Des Moines … where I was universally and unequivocally loved by everyone – except for Anne.  I thought she didn’t like me.  She thought I didn’t like her.  We spent the better part of a year shooting laser beams out of our eyes at each other.

Then one day we ended up going out with a bunch of co-workers.  Eventually, everyone left and Anne and I were left at the table in awkward silence.   Honestly, I was so hopped up on margaritas, I don’t remember how we finally broke the (crushed) ice.   Turns out, we were misunderstood youth.  And instantly became BFF’s.

Anne has moved her way up the ranks from bottom-o’-the-barrel Topeka, KS to being the main anchor at WBBM-TV in Chicago.   She has done very well for herself and I couldn’t be more thrilled.    I had the chance to visit her in Chicago two weeks ago for my BDay.

Anne is equally fun, chatty and engaging.  She wears a lot of hats.  And no – that’s not a figure of speech.  She LITERALLY wears a lot of hats.  No wonder we get along so well.  She and I like the same girly things.  We both love impulse shopping and good eats! Thus, clearly we’re practically cut from the same cloth. 

We had a great weekend of mindless fun including seeing a matinee performance at “Second City.”  The improv players were hysterically entertaining.  The best part?  We were the last pair of standby tickets to get in to the show … which made it that much more of a rush.

Television news is very incestuous.  I know someone in practically every market in the good ol’ U.S. of A.  But very few of those people would let me crash with them for an entire weekend … especially considering we used to “despise” each other.  So thanks AnneStateNewsChannel8!  You’re the best friend a boy could have!  And you’ll always have a place to hang your hat(s) if you ever want to visit KC, sisterfriend!