Lillian

I met Lillian when I was 17. We bonded over cream puffs and Japanese band Dreams Come True.

She's one of those people you just love from the get-go. She's from Tokyo, first of all, very cool. She also knows the best of everything: food, music, clothes, books. And anything having to do with the kitchen. This girl knows food. She rivals Martha Stewart in my book.

Plus she's cutting edge; she's the first person I knew to own an iPod. She remembers everyone's names and birthdays. She's funny. She's a wonderful mom to two beautiful daughters. She loves sharing her exquisite food, gotta love that. She's also super generous. After I had Seth she drove from Indiana to New York, with her 18-month-old, just to take newborn pictures of Seth. She also brought ingredients and made me 3 amazing meals all geared toward giving me omega-3 fatty acids for my post-pardum needs. Plus she was pregnant with daughter #2. Is that incredible? I think so.

I just love this girl. We talked on the phone today and it made me happy. So I just had to say I appreciate Lillian. She brought me out of a dark place and made me realize so many of life's beauties.

And you'd appreciate her amazing FOOD BLOG. Go there. She's amazing.