
Mandi
Mandi is Lillie's maid of honor. They met in 2015 while teaching kindergarten in Wendell. They were born in California, one county apart, two months apart. When Lillie met Mandi, she asked where she was from. When Mandi said California and Lillie asked where, she said it was a small town that no one had really heard of. Lillie told her, she might since she was born in a small town in California and most of her family still lives there. When Mandi said, Ripon, Lillie knew exactly where that was! Then Mandi said the word "almonds as "ammonds" and Lillie knew they would be friends. Although Mandi moved away from North Carolina in 2017, she and Lillie have remained best friends. Mandi is the friend that Lillie goes to for all things.