I?ve never been particularly adept at making and keeping friends. I have a direct, hard to love personality. Couple that with extreme introversion, and you have someone who loves deeply but is brutally honest and probably won?t come to your birthday parties.
So when I met my best friend, I remember thinking, ?Wow, she?s way different from me. This should be interesting.? We fell into a friendship love just like many of us fall in love with our spouses—slow at first, and then all at once.
I?ve shown you her wedding. It was during the five crazypants weeks of wedding planning that she and I learned that while we?re distinctly different, our respect and adoration for one another is of an epic level. We have what I consider to be a transcendent friendship. Through the years, she?s watched my life evolve. From celebrating my academic achievements to dusting me off when my failures seemed insurmountable, she has been the person I?ve leaned on for the majority of my adult years. I give her credit for teaching me how to love myself, and how to feel love from others.

To celebrate her, and our friendship, I asked Mrs. Camera to hand letter a card for her (we both really, really love pretty, papery things)! As I explained our friendship to Mrs. Camera, it became pretty obvious that there was no question that needed asking—this was an appointment.
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BFF D is a pretty pink princess, so Mrs. Camera NAILED this project. As D opened the gift, she first ...