Danielle and I have been friends for over 14 year, not quite half of my life, but close! We met my very first day of college, when I was green and scared but super excited to start a new adventure. I remember thinking she was so cool and I never thought she would want to be friends with someone like me!
Over that year, we became workout partners at FitSpace, classmates-memorizing the state capital and US presidents together, and over the course of a year, great friends. That first summer, Danielle and I exchanged handwritten letters (back before email was so easy and so normal).
I realize now these early clues ( that I would work out with her despite being a very grumpy morning workout person and that I would handwrite letter despite having awful handwriting and spelling) should have foreshadowed that we would become lifelong best friends.
Over the years, we have experience life, celebrated/morned together, laughed a lot and grown up quite a bit. I could not ask for a better friend to help shape the person I am today.
Happy birthday to a great woman and a great friend! Love you and miss you Danielle!
(I just noticed I am always on the left in these photos, too funny!)
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