Day One: Best Friend

Nick,

Clearly, you're totes my BFF. I definitely needed to start this letter by saying that. :)

Let me just say that I don't get along with most people. I'm what you might call an acquired taste. I seem fun at first, but I quickly lose my lustre when people begin to realize that, yes, I am in fact like this all the time. My mean comments never cease, I never learned how to be gracious, and I have never been any kind of conventional. I'm fun for the first twenty minutes, but after that, I begin to grate on the nerves.

Knowing all of this about myself, I am continually shocked that you still call me a friend. Seriously.

Yet, despite my shock at your continued amusement, I have never doubted for a second the sincerity of your friendship. You are always honest with me. You have never minced words or just told me what I wanted to hear. This is rare, and it is something that I value greatly. You have supported me through some tough times, and I have no doubt that your support will continue. This is not something that I can say about all of my friends.

You're awesome. I love every conversation that we have because it's always good--even through the bad times. We always find something to laugh about. I love that we share a similar sense of humor--catty and evil though it may be (which suits me just fine). You rock.

Even in the face of quoting Golden Girls, I'll say it: thank you for being a friend. I may have a lot of people who find me amusing, a lot of people that I can chit-chat with, but I have very few real friends. I'm glad you're one of them.