Ever since that first day we met -- the first 5 minutes -- you have been my best friend. The ultimate friend. I realized that yes, souls are made whole and split into two parts. And I'm one of those people who are lucky enough to find the other half while stumbling around blind in this thing we call life. You make me believe in destiny. When we trace back how we met -- the events on my side leading up to PYS, the events on your (and your family's) side, the crazy chance that threw us together in the same room -- what are the odds? Seriously. How else could a girl living in PA, and another in SC, come together? And yet we did, and since that day you haven't left my life, and I love you more dearly than any other person I've ever met. I can honestly say you are the person I trust, that I confide in, that I believe in. Your family adopted me when my own wouldn't have me, no questions asked. And I hold them just as dearly to my heart as I do you.
We've only seen each other once or twice a year, and although we try to keep in touch, it's difficult. It always has been. Most people drift apart as they grow older. It's inevitable that we, as human beings, change with time. But despite the distance of hundreds of miles (and now thousands, and multiple time zones), we somehow changed together. When we talk, or when we see each other, it's obvious that we have changed in the same way. It's something that never ceases to amaze me. We have the same laugh, we have the same sense of humor. We have the same toughness about us, even if it's applied in very different situations. And when we do differ, you are the yin to my yang, so even as opposites we balance each other.
You've been there for me, been my rock and foundation in my times of hardship. Lord knows I've had some hard times...but you were there fighting for me when I even I couldn't fight for my own life. You gave me some of your strength and fire and I was able to fight back to the surface and find my will to survive.
You are my voice of reason, my final say. If i'm on the fence about something...ask the bestie.
You are so driven, so smart, so beautiful..It's amazing that the entire heterosexual male population doesn't just lay down right now in deference to your amazingness. And yes, spell check, I realize that "amazingness" is not a word. I am adding it to my dictionary right now.
I loved you since Day One. And even now, almost 15 years later.. I still love you. You are my best friend and that won't ever change. We won't let it.
