Thursday, March 19, 2015

happy birthday

 

Yesterday was a very important day.

Yesterday, in one of western Pennsylvania’s very small towns, a beautiful young woman named Hannahstasia (well actually named Hannah, but Hannahstasia is more fun to say) turned twenty-one. This Hannahstasia is my best friend and I’d like to take a moment to tell you why…

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1. Because she survived ten whole months of sharing a room with me.

And she did it without complaining. Well, most of the time.

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2. Because she believed me (and believed IN me) when pretty much no one else did.

Cliche, perhaps, but the honest-to-goodness truth.

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3. Because she has cheerfully endured not one, not two, but THREE photo shoots as a model for me.

And she’s a darn good one!

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4. Because she was the one and only person who faithfully spent hours of every day picking nits out of my hair when I had head lice.

And endured all the sleepless nights and meltdowns we both had as a result.

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5. Because she put up with me sleeping on the floor in our room and being a complete cripple for six weeks with a sprained ankle.

Maybe not always cheerfully, but God bless her for trying.

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6. Because she knows what it means to live life in the wake of GCBI.

It’s something that not a lot of people in this world can relate to.

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7. Because she can be so completely, hilariously, and obnoxiously silly.

And that’s just refreshing sometimes.

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8. Because somehow, even after living with me for a year, she still invited me to spend the summer with her in PA.

Ritchey’s Dairy, Fox’s Pizza, mountain pies, and lightning bugs… all of these I owe to Hannahstasia.

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9. Because she makes a great partner in solving the world’s problems.

Ideal time to do it: on 20+ hour roadtrips north from Florida.

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10. Because she was one of a very few friends from the other coast who flew all the way to Washington for my wedding.

Having made the trek myself seven different times, I totally understand why there were few takers. But I’m glad she was one of them.

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11. Because, well, she’s Hannah, and she’s my BFF!

And I don’t know how else to put that into words.

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Happy birthday dear!

1 comment:

  1. I almost didn't see this! Thank you :) 5 is pretty much a lie though.... oh dear. Love you mucho!

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