It may have taken me a while to tell you I loved you, but boy did I love you something fierce from that Savannah afternoon on.
It's hard to imagine what all of those years without you were like now - you feel like such an ingrained part of my soul and life, simultaneously there and not there all those years.
You're one of the most creatively genius people I've ever met. Your brain is one of my favorites. It's so wacky and wild and soft and loving and brilliant - pure brilliance - and the most imaginative. Dreaming with you may be one of my favorite past times, and if we could coffee shop hop all day long while coming up with bizarre ideas, I would be content for a long, long time (still waiting for our trip somewhere, fyi).
Your resilience, strength, and faith in the face of a decade long battle that only continues with each day leaves me in awe. You walk your roads with an elegance I've yet to see from anyone else in this life, and the way you love your people inspires me to love mine better - gently, with more patience and grace and faith than abounds naturally.
Thank you for believing when I no longer could. You will forever be one of the greatest gifts God has ever given me, and I will spend all of my days thanking Him for your life and friendship. They're one of the extra special ones.
Thank you and I love you.