Dear Friend,

How it was that I ever expected to wander through life and not be able to turn around and share this or that with you, I will never figure out. With each major life event, with each occasion which makes me smile or makes me cry, my natural reaction is to record the memories in order to share them later with you. When my thoughts are jumbled or my life gets tough, my initial need, my first thought is always to get a hug and a clearer perspective from you.

Lifelong friends. I guess it means just that. It is not an at-will association but rather a bonding of the souls. It matters not the time and distance between us. Nor is it relevent to the physical relationship we share. It is an emotion which touches me continually with the essence of the love between us, enveloping me in a sense of contentment which carrys over into all the other aspects of my life. It is a ghosting of your spirit imprinted on mine, comforting me with the knowledge that I can withstand anything because I no longer stand alone. It is your presence residing in my heart that hugs my soul and inspires me to be stronger, better; that assures me that I can not only begin to dream, to hope but that I can acheive those hopes and dreams.

This gift of love between us as friends is beyond any eloquency I may possess. The intensity of the frienship, the expansion it has made in my ability to enjoy life and love, is certainly beyond my capacity to calculate. Any attempt to express my gratitude would fall far, far short of the mark. So, I will simply say thank you, yet again, for this gift you have given me, for this loving that you have taught me.

I will treasure you always as the most special of friends.

Bn.