day eight...letter to a distant friend.

you know, for the most part i've enjoyed this blogging challenge, but this one is hard. especially today.

life is constantly changing.

i move a million times a year, spanning at least as many miles.

there's no such thing as peace in my life.

so today's challenge, to write a letter to a friend i've been distanced from...that's hard.

there are easily twenty people i could write letters to here.

but instead, i'll settle for my Mandy Darling, as she's on my mind tonight.

Dear Mand,

remember when we met? where we met?

it was at the Department of Workforce Services and we both needed a job.

the same job. competition.

making us enemies from the start.

a week later, i was training at Cold Stone, Logan and you were not.

i thought i had won the battle.

a few short months later, you walked into my life for good.

we weren't really sure of each other at first, you and i.

but with some mandy-smoothies and jaycie-creations, we pulled through.

you made out with Matt McGrath...

(did i tell you he was literally AT MY HOUSE two weeks ago? talk about awkward...)

enter summer '08.

you lived with Aubrey, just in the same building as James.

i was a little jealous, i can't lie.

but that's just because i was in love with him and he was in love with Aubs.

Larry the Lion.

you dragging me to church.

blind date with men my age, not you, emily, or aubrey's age.

they were kind of losers, weren't they?

fast forward some more.

senior year for me, more college for you.

we got busy. you got a new job.

i applied for college. and got in.

at some point, we did that jaycie/james/aubrey/mandy cheesecake factory trip.

mmm....that sounds good. maybe we need a re-do?

james missed the memo of crossing legs...good thing we still love him.

anyways, next came the Be Good bracelets...

and then we were bad?

but we're always still trying, which counts, i think.

you don't know it, but you deserve the world.

you are amazing. you're talented. you're beautiful.

and not just the "hot" kind of beautiful.

the true beauty kind. the kind make-up just covers up.

we've been through a lot, haven't we?

together and apart. but always together in spirit, i hope.

do you know how much i love you?

in case you don't, ask. i'll tell you. but that might take forever.

please bless i get to see you soon.

amen.

love always,

one of your besties,

jayc

aka jaycie baby.