For Edie

Today would have been your 26th birthday. No doubt, we would have spent the evening (after all, it is Saturday) celebrating with a few "girly" drinks and dancing the night away. We are the dancing queens, you know. I did spend a bit of today dancing for a child's birthday party. You would have loved it and laughed until your sides split. My entire routine - I made it up as I went along. We could have had a nice giggle about that afterwards.

I left some daisies for you today. I know how much you used to love daisies. They always made your day. Do you remember that Valentine's Day when you could send someone in school - anyone - a carnation. I was never fond of carnations so I brought you a daisy to show how much I loved you, my friend.

I thought about all of our fond memories today - cheering, choir tours, shared boyfriends, cruising around in the antique car, belly button piercings, drama productions, Hawaii and so many sleepovers that we spent tormenting poor Patrick. The list goes on and on. I've gathered all of the pictures to remind me of those moments and bought a beautiful frame to put them in as a collage. It may not be as hard as visiting you today, but I expect to shed a tear or two and maybe spend a few moments laughing at all of the silly things we did and all of the stupid, pointless fights that we could eventually look back on and smile.

I miss you, Edie. I miss your goofy laugh and your carefree attitude. I miss your ability to make me smile through the tears and the shoulder you were for me. I miss the way you helped me get through Senior year. I could not have survived without you. I miss you so much!

But I can't wait to see you again, Edie, and I know that I will. I hope that you are enjoying things the way you used to enjoy life. Save some celebration time for me when I meet you again. We'll dance the way we used to (in the halls of GCA)!

I love you.