30 letter challenge - letter 1 - your best friend

i saw this on a blog i follow and decided to steal it :D i guess, originally, it was supposed to be a 30 day challenge, but i like her theory of really taking some time and just doing it when it feels right. so anyway, i think i'm going to do them in order, but here goes letter 1!

~to your best friend~

my dearest shawna,

we've only known each other for a short time, but you have become someone very close to my heart....i remember meeting you for the first time. it was after my 1st "sleepover" and you were in terrible tummy pain. but i still thought you were funny and charming in a way (is it weird that i just called you charming?...) then we spent day after day after day together and i got to know you so much better. you quickly became like a sister to me.

i remember all the times i stood up for you when mark was being a DOUCHEbag (which was more often than any of us hoped) all the times we partied together, talked about crushes together, "heard" each other LOL and the times we cried together.

you have always been a great friend to me (with a single exception due to crazy outside influences) and a great support when i needed you the most. you have seen me at my most vulnerable (sobbing after i found out i was pregnant) and were always my shoulder to cry on. you supported me when relationships ended and when new ones began.

i have also seen you at your most vulnerable (see the night in the garage when mark turned into a REAL psycho...) and at your happiest (whenever you talk about or are with, logan or bug) i have seen you accomplish your goal of going to school, which i am SO proud of you for going through with. i know it makes you happy and more fulfilled.

you are an amazing person AND friend and i cannot even begin to tell you how honored i will be standing by your side as you marry your best friend. i love you so much miss shawna gayle.

always your friend,

jess