Dear Rachel,
When I realized your birthday was on a blogging day, it just felt wrong to post the Heroes review I’ve been planning. That just wouldn’t have been right, especially considering the length of our friendship. I mean, holy crap dude. 14 years! That’s like… forever.
Remember when I would come over to your house during elementary school and your mom would make us strawberries and powdered sugar? She honestly probably only did that once, but that’s my one solid memory of your house from then. I don’t know why that was so strong a memory (maybe because it was DELICIOUS), but it was.
There isn’t a time in my life that I can remember clearly without you being in it somehow. I mean, we were five when we met. Geez, can you believe we’ve managed to stay friends for all this time? We haven’t gone to school together since we were 10, and neither of us are known for our talents in socializing. But somehow, we did manage. And I can’t be more grateful for that.
Seriously. You’re the one consistent person in my life, other than my family of course. And for some people that isn’t really a big deal. Because for some people, making friends is super easy. But as you know, it’s not for me. Not at all. Making friends is terrifying to me. So having you there for me for 14 years really means something.
I know I’ve said this before, but I honestly don’t know what I would have done without you. I’d probably be super emo by now, or are they called “hipsters” now? I can never remember. Either way, I’d be a different person without you. A lesser one. Trust me. You kept me grounded, sane. You gave me someone to look to when everything else seemed wrong.
Remember when the whole Sean thing went down? That majorly sucked. And guess who the first person I
told about him was? Yep. You. Heck, I always come to you first, because you know me better than I even know myself, and you always know what to say. I trust you with absolutely everything, big and small. And even though we live in different states for the majority of the year nowadays, I’ve never felt closer to you. Technology is great, isn’t it?
Anyways. This is getting long and sappy pretty fast, so I’d better wrap it up. Final thoughts: you are awesome. Don’t ever change. Also, I forgive you for the whole Marco-Polo-tree thing. Just so you know. Haha.
Your BFFAF (pronounced “BE-FAF”) (“Best Friends Forever And Ever”),
Brianna
P.S. Did I really go that whole letter without actually saying happy birthday? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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