Happy Birthday Alli!
One of my closest friends shares her birthday with the lucky green day of leprechauns; however, my poor friend rarely has enjoys her annual day of birth as it tends to be one of her unluckiest days of the year. Every year something seems to happen that prevents her from enjoying her day the way one would like and should spend their day. There always seems to be some argument or something that goes awry. Today, she spent the day resting and trying to feel comfortable as she has fallen ill. I mean, really, sickness is not suppose to get in your way on your birthday.
When I called her she sounded like her regular cheerful self but you could hear that she wasn't feeling well at all. We have plans to go see a roller derby on Saturday with a bunch of her friends so I really hope that she is feeling better by then because neither of us have ever been and we're both super excited! Though I know, she was completely satisfied by my earlier phone call to wish her a Happy Birthday, since I am writing everyday today is the perfect day to dedicate this post to her.
Alli and I met our second week of college and at first I wasn't sure if she was going to like me all that much. At the time, she had a very dark and melancholic facade. For her, college was difficult at first and was unsure about meeting other people. On the other hand, I was light, carefree, bubbly almost to to point of childlike because I was determine to make friends as I was terrified at the time of not finding anyone and proving to my abusive boyfriend that he was right. However, I think primarily because I couldn't imagine not being her friend we slowly began to establish a decent bond. Really despite our contrasting outward appearances, we have many similarities.
By our sophomore year we had become super close friends and roommates. If I wrote about how many times she's inspired me or quelled my anxiety or helped me in some way or another, this post would go on for pages and pages. She is one of the most understanding, perceptive, witty, amazing people in my life who is always willing to lend a helping hand or a listening ear to anyone she cares about no matter what kind of personal hardship she is dealing with on her own. Not only has she been the calm voice of practical reasoning during my times of heighten anxiety and chaotic moments, I know that she been the rock of many of our mutual friends.
Her laugh is downright contagious and everything she pursues she does with such passion that they start mini trends within our social circle; no matter how quirky her interest might be at the time. Though she might deny it, she has such a graceful strength and approaches her hardships with wit and humor every time. She may seem shy at first, she is unafraid to speak her mind on anything she believes in and insists upon living her life on her own terms in a way that I just find so inspiring.
And this post wouldn't be complete if I didn't mention how much I look up to her as a writer. She is the best writer I know and many of her writings are easily more eloquently written than published authors. Her talent is in her poetry but her prose and fiction leave me speechless every time. For those of you who don't know her writings, you need to check her website (all of which she designed on her own) here: http://cyanotic.org As you read, I'm sure you will agree with me. Recently, she started submitting some of her work to publications and I couldn't be more proud of her.
It's odd, I wish that I could capture of writer essence for this post because what I've written doesn't even begin to do her justice. She is one of my absolute favorite people in the universe and I would do just about anything for her. Alli, I love you and I wish you a very happy birthday! <3
When I called her she sounded like her regular cheerful self but you could hear that she wasn't feeling well at all. We have plans to go see a roller derby on Saturday with a bunch of her friends so I really hope that she is feeling better by then because neither of us have ever been and we're both super excited! Though I know, she was completely satisfied by my earlier phone call to wish her a Happy Birthday, since I am writing everyday today is the perfect day to dedicate this post to her.
Alli and I met our second week of college and at first I wasn't sure if she was going to like me all that much. At the time, she had a very dark and melancholic facade. For her, college was difficult at first and was unsure about meeting other people. On the other hand, I was light, carefree, bubbly almost to to point of childlike because I was determine to make friends as I was terrified at the time of not finding anyone and proving to my abusive boyfriend that he was right. However, I think primarily because I couldn't imagine not being her friend we slowly began to establish a decent bond. Really despite our contrasting outward appearances, we have many similarities.
By our sophomore year we had become super close friends and roommates. If I wrote about how many times she's inspired me or quelled my anxiety or helped me in some way or another, this post would go on for pages and pages. She is one of the most understanding, perceptive, witty, amazing people in my life who is always willing to lend a helping hand or a listening ear to anyone she cares about no matter what kind of personal hardship she is dealing with on her own. Not only has she been the calm voice of practical reasoning during my times of heighten anxiety and chaotic moments, I know that she been the rock of many of our mutual friends.
Her laugh is downright contagious and everything she pursues she does with such passion that they start mini trends within our social circle; no matter how quirky her interest might be at the time. Though she might deny it, she has such a graceful strength and approaches her hardships with wit and humor every time. She may seem shy at first, she is unafraid to speak her mind on anything she believes in and insists upon living her life on her own terms in a way that I just find so inspiring.
And this post wouldn't be complete if I didn't mention how much I look up to her as a writer. She is the best writer I know and many of her writings are easily more eloquently written than published authors. Her talent is in her poetry but her prose and fiction leave me speechless every time. For those of you who don't know her writings, you need to check her website (all of which she designed on her own) here: http://cyanotic.org As you read, I'm sure you will agree with me. Recently, she started submitting some of her work to publications and I couldn't be more proud of her.
It's odd, I wish that I could capture of writer essence for this post because what I've written doesn't even begin to do her justice. She is one of my absolute favorite people in the universe and I would do just about anything for her. Alli, I love you and I wish you a very happy birthday! <3
This is the sweetest birthday gift ever. <3 I don't even know what to say, besides: thanks, Denise! I love you, too! (Now it's time to drink some more juice before having the doctor check me out to make sure I don't have strep...)
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