today is sarah's birthday.

i used to live in chicago, in the area anyways and i met a few really neat people while i was there, i met sarah there too :-) we've known each other about four years and she's a friend, a good friend. those that know me know what that means and that it's significant. there's distance now, and that's a bit hard, she's in illinois and i'm out on the fringe of the world known as the west coast, although i'm working really hard to get her out on a visit here sooner than later. she'll come if she knows what's good for her.

i think that all of us have friends in our lives that sort of make us wonder "how'd i get to be friends, and such good friends, with her?" sarah's one of those people for me, don't get me wrong, i love her tons and i think she's awesome, but we're way different, different enough that, like i said, i wonder how we got to be so close. the only think i can think of that really serves as an explanation is that sometimes, certain people are simply thrust into your life and when you look back on the experiences that you've shared with those people, you realize how much richer your life is for it.

me and sarah are like that, because i feel like our friendship grew mostly because of the fact that wherever i went, she was, and wherever she went, i was. that doesn't always make a difference, there are people i've spent tons more time with that i don't feel a fraction of the affection for, but there are certain people whose presence simply makes life better, and when you spend time with them your care and affection for them grows. sarah is one of those people, every time i saw her, i liked her more and more.

what's coolest about that is that she realizes the same thing. one of the things that i value most in the world is a note that she gave me right after i graduated from college and left illinois where she chronicled a lot of the times we spent together and just told me how much they meant to her, and as a result, how much i meant to her. it's on my nightstand right now, in fact. sarah's twenty today, and i don't think i could have let this day go by without mentioning it here and once again remembering how amazing she is and how blessed i am to have her in my life.

happy birthday sarah.

feeling: warm
thinking of: sarah, it's her day
music: "the closest thing" the juliana theory