Kitty was my best friend at Google and still is a close friend of mine. We have known each other for almost 6.5 years. I still remember vividly the day we started our AdWords training at one of the original Google buildings. Since then, we sat with each other in the same cubicle, had lunch together almost everyday, did the same translation, and dealt with difficult Chinese customers together. We witnessed each other's ups and downs. We bought our first home almost at the same time; I had Odie and was a total freaked out new mom, and Kitty helped me to take care of him; she was the first Google passenger of my new red RSX; I watched her growing big while she was pregnant with her first child - Dylan. I once again freaked out the first time I saw baby Dylan. :) She was there when I was going thru my tragic breakup. I felt terrible about the politics she had to go thru before she joined the new team at work. I was a little sad yet happy to see her leaving for Singapore for an exciting one-year assignment. And of course, I visited her when she was there.
Now she is pregnant with her second child and her due date is next week. I always admire her courage and passion with both life and work. Oh, almost forgot to mention, I wouldn't have gotten my scuba diving permit if it wasn't her inspiration. Her dog's name is Scuba, and that tells you how much she is into scuba diving. :)
Female friendship means a great deal to me. Its importance surpasses a lot of other things in my life. I am glad to have you as my friend, Kitty, and I look forward to meeting the new member of your family.
