The Best Friends Speaks........

Ok here it goes... I'm not one to put things down in writing. I keep a lot to myself and that may be one of my biggest downfalls. I've been known to write in journals here and there, but it's something that no one has ever read, and usually has the same subject..."woe as me..." You get the clue. So, as I sit here, a few beers and a couple shots down... I have to write something or I can't leave...lol. So this entry will be something different then I usually write, in the privacy of my own bedroom.
I'm sitting outside right now with two people... my best friend, Jennifer, and a new friend, Joe. I have to say, first, that friends are the best gifts that anyone can ask for. A quote that Jenn and I use often... "A best friend is a sister that destiny forgot to give you." Jenn is the definition of that phrase. I have friends that surround me, but I have no friend in New Jersey that could even compare to her. I smile when she smiles, I laugh when she laughs, I hurt when she hurts, and I cry when she cries. We can just look at each other, and know exactly what the other is thinking. Just tonight, I finished one of her sentences, and Joe looked at us and asked if we were twins separated at birth.
I usually don't go a single day without talking to her, whether it's a phone call or text message. It kills me that she lives so far away, in Tennessee. I remember the day she left like it was yesterday. I left her old house, on New York Ave, in Berlin, walking distance to my house on Arlington Ave, went home and cried. Every time she visits, or I visit her, I know our time together is limited. I still cry every time I leave her! LOL she will look at me and say, "Don't you start!" I just can't help it. I love her like she is my sister, and I've realized that more since she isn't around me every day. It's been 10 years since she moved away, and our friendship is stronger then ever. I see what she has gone through in the last few years, and it just gives me more respect for her and our friendship. No matter how far Jenn may be from me, she is so close at all times, because she will always be in my heart.
Friendship is the strongest bond that any two people can hold. Cherish all of your friends, whether old or new. They will be there for you, no matter what.

To Joe... thank you for pushing me to write this. You are a great guy, and I am so glad that we met. I can only hope that our friendship continues! I may not be able to ever write like you, and I thought this would be hard, but you said to just write what was on my mind, and that was Jenn. Thank you :)

~HY~