To my life partner (haha),
Ever heard the saying,
“You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your
friends nose”? Well, I think that would be gross…but if I ever needed you to,
you would. Because that is the kind of friend you are. The very best kind of friend.
However, may I
suggest, you might cover your finger, like so:
I mean, you do still
have more finger condoms, right? Anyway, you’re just that great of a friend.
(But don’t worry…I’m not asking you to do so.) And, we’re just that close. You
know what I mean. I don’t hold back around you…not a bit! I would say we have a
pretty open relationship, you and I.
So, I remember
swimming in the Mabry’s pool one day (must have been summer of 2009) and you
talked to me about maybe moving in with me. We were friends back then, but
not like we are now…I had no idea the great friendship that would emerge. I am so
blessed to have you in my life. We’ve laughed, cried, danced, sang, eaten,
traveled, snoozed…basically, we’ve had all sorts of crazy adventures
together. You’ve seen me at pretty much my worst, and craziest, moments.
I went through some of my pictures the other day, trying to
decide which ones to post. In the process I created a file to put all the
possible photos into…over a 100 and counting. I decided I had to stop there and
just pick a few. It’s been rough… Obviously we’ve had some good times. Like the
time…
- we were Thing 1& 2
- you danced like the crazy lady at the Tim McGraw concert
- when you visited me and my family in DC with Kim and you showed up in all GREEN
- When we went to San Fran and I missed my flight because I bought it for the wrong day and you prayed with me for it to work out. And it did all work out amazingly well and we got to go to the Jelly Belly factory and you volunteered me to try the skunk spray jelly bean!
- You got in the water with me at Lake Powell to try to help me wake board
- Or the year before at Lake Powell...canoeing, and no one around...so we jumped in the water...
- When we were driving in your car one night and we both busted into song, “I, I just died in your arms tonight…” at the exact same time
- Or when we had an apple war at freestone park...and I attempted to ride your long board
- When we dressed up in 80's leotards and tights and had an awesome dance party in the Juanita house
- Or the time we went to see Whip It and had no idea how hilarious it would be!
- Winter Wonderland Cabin, Montana, Hawaii...
…just a smidgen of the
great memories we’ve shared.
Thank you for having fun with me. Thank you for listening to me when I’ve
had a bad day. Thank you for listening to me when I’ve had a good day, and
celebrating the happy moments in life. Thank you for listening to me when I
think I’m crazy. Thank you for listening to me and laughing with/or at me when
I’m acting crazy (which is kind of a lot, right!? Haha). Thank you for being
silly with me. Thank you for making me smile. Thank you for impersonating the
Target Lady so well, and for bringing me in to the Kristin Wiig fan club. Thank
you for making me laugh. Thank you for letting me borrow your accessories all
the time. Thank you for always being kind and sharing and caring. Thank you for
creating so many fun memories with me. Thank you for being a great example to
me of love and faithfulness in the gospel.
You are creative and
fun and determined and super-thoughtful and you have gusto and you are
beautiful and hard-working and organized and loving and I could go on an on…but
I’ll stop and just say, you are amazing. It is true.
I sure do love you,
Ash. I’m blessed to have you as a friend. Welcome to 30. It is quite LITERALLY
the best. It really is! You’re gonna love it!
Love,
Jill
PS. Remember that one time when we went on a Limo ride for your birthday!?!
Oh yeah, that was just this week...
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