Ok so I know most people, myself included say "my husband/wife is my best friend". He is...one of them. My husband knows a lot of things about me that only 1 other person knows - my best friend. I have a few very close friends that I've had for almost as long but only Mel can really retain the Teen Title of Best Friend!
Mel (no one calls her that anymore except those of us who've been around many years) is my oldest friend and easily knows as much as my husband about me. We were fast friends when we met and have been friends for almost 20 years. We have laughed, cried, kept each others secrets and grown up together. Mel was there when I got married, at my kid's first birthdays, and introduced me to Poi's. She has been more a sister than a friend and I am both proud of our friendship and her as a person.
My Mel is funny, sweet, comforting, creative and about the smartest person I knew for much of my life - I wished I was more like her through our teen years.
It was my birthday recently and Mel took me on a little trip down memory lane, reminding of all the stuff we have done together and of what a great friend she has been over the years though I do wish we still saw each other more often. As grow ups our families and jobs take priority but we always include each other in the big stuff.
So today was Mel's birthday but I started a new job yesterday and have been caught up in my own work & moving drama the last week and didn't organise even a card in time. So this afternoon as I drove home I tried to figure out how I could give Mel something special, on time. So this is it. A message to my friend to tell her how much she means to me and that on her birthday I was thinking of her and appreciating all she has brought to my world for so many years now. I hope I have contributed half as much to hers.
Happy Birthday Melanie. I love that we have so many memories, most them of being utterly ridiculous and of laughing until we were sore. Thank you for being my friend. I look forward to celebrating at least another 40 or so with you.
Love Always,
T xo
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