Mallory and Mary Ann Take New York by Laurie Friedman

both on the
Fashion Fran
show. You’re the best friend a girl could ask for,” she says. “As long as we’re together. I’m happy wherever I am.”

    I thought I was happy walking the streets of New York and meeting Fashion Fran and being on national TV and standing on top of the Empire State Building, but none of that felt as good as what Mary Ann just said.
    The plane levels out and I take a deep breath.
    Mary Ann has been my best friend since the day I was born. We’ve done so many fun things together over the years. Going to New York was definitely one of the most fun, but Mary Ann is right. As long as we’re together, it doesn’t really matter what we’re doing.
    I look at Mary Ann. Then I hold up my pinky. “I know I said no more, but do you want to make another pinky swear?” I ask.
    She nods.
    â€œBest friends forever,” I say.
    Mary Ann hooks her pinky around mine. “And ever,” she says.
    We smile at each other and squeeze our pinkies tightly together.
    We both know this is one pinky swear that won’t be hard to keep.

Mary Ann and I have made a lot of scrapbooks over the years, but the scrapbook we made from our trip to New York is our biggest one ever.
    When Mom saw it, she said it’s SUPERSIZED, just like New York City. And she’s right. We just had so many good pictures to put in it! It was really hard to choose, but here are some of my favorites.

    Mary Ann and I at the hotel

    Mary Ann and I in front of the Manhattan skyline

    Mary Ann and I with Fashion Fran

    And Mary Ann and I on top of the Empire State Building

    If you ask Mary Ann or me, we would both tell you that we loved New York City. But here’s the funny thing about our trip: even though not every minute of it was perfect, when we look at our pictures, Mary Ann and I agree it was all good because we did it together.
    Mom says things are always good when you’re doing them with someone you care about.
    I will say this: I don’t always agree with my mother, but this time, I, Mallory McDonald, officially think she is right.
    I’ll say one more thing too. And since Mary Ann is standing right here beside me, we’ll say it together: We officially loved, loved, loved our trip to New York City!

You already know how much Mary Ann and I loved the pizza in New York. But we like it even better on Wish Pond Road. Especially when it’s cookie pizza. We found this recipe in a magazine. If you’ve never had Cookie Pizza, you have to pinky swear to us that you will try it immediately.
    We promise you will love, love, love it! Trust us when we tell you that you will have as much fun making this as you will eating it. Happy eating!

    Big, huge hugs and kisses!

Mallory and Mary Ann
    P.S. This pizza tastes even better if you make it with a friend. We promise!