28 December 2002 Dear Sandy, When I think of all the dear and wonderful people who have come into my life, there are few that have remained such a constant in my life. I am the kind of person who has quite a few friends but few close-to-the-heart, sister-of-my-soul kinds of friends. I know that sounds completely awful. It’s not that I don’t consider all of my friends special or that I don’t give myself completely to all my friends because I do! When I open myself up to become a friend, in my opinion it’s for life. However, there are some friends who take other paths, lose common interests, etc. Those friends always serve a specific purspose at a specific time. Not all friends are meant to be lifelong friends. That’s something that I’ve learned over the years. So, when I find someone with whom I completely connect, it’s special. You are one of those friends, Sandy. You and I share so many things in common yet we differ enough to make things interesting. You are one of only a few people to whom I feel I can go to talk no matter what. I know that you’ll always be comforting when I’m hurting and supportive when I need strength. You won’t tell me what I think I want to hear; you’ll tell me what I need to hear. Your advice and your opinions are held high by me because I completely trust your judgement and experience. You are such a special person. I’m not even sure you realize the impact that you’ve had on my life these last three years. You came into my life at a time when I really needed a level-headed yet compassionate person. At first we just marveled at how uncanny our similarities were. We still do. Heh. It didn’t take me long to realize how lucky I was to have met you. I never worry about you being fickle and disappearing from my life. We live on opposite sides of the country. We don’t talk as often as I would like. Our schedules are just very conflicting of one another. As you well know, I go through Sandy-withdrawal. You’ve become a big part of my life, and everything that happens I want to share with you . . . immediately! You are the first person I go to when I have good news, sad news, or when I just need to have someone listen to me. Saying things out loud is very therapeutic, so does that make you my own personal therapist? Should I be paying you for your time? Hah! I’m so convinced that things happen for a reason. You and I meeting happened for a reason. It’s becoming clearer and clearer to me all the time. I’m so excited about moving to your part of the country. We might still live in separate states, but hopefully I’ll be close enough that we can get together on a regular basis to do girl stuff--shopping, movies, knitting, crocheting, or just chatting away. I love you, my dear friend. I am thankful every day that you are in my life--near or from afar. Your friend always, Maggie This has been a collaborative entry for Dear X December Topic: Writer's Choice |