Molly.

Molly-
I remember the day that we became friends. We were at a basketball game, talking to a kid who barely spoke English. We became so close and we stayed that way through high school and after. You cut the cord that connected Archer to me after he was born. In the last three years, I have lived in a different state. I live in a different time zone and I have a very different life than you do. We don’t keep up the way that we should because we are both busy people, but I love you still.

Tomorrow, you are getting married. In addition to sharing a name and lots of memories, we will share an anniversary. I am not going to be there, although I had planned to be. I won’t see you walk down the aisle and I won’t hear your vows. I won’t watch your smile, as you become a wife. I am going to miss an important beginning for you, and you have always been there for mine.

I wish more than anything that I could be there. I would love nothing more than to see your glow. I remember the night that I introduced you to Nick. Who would have imagined that my drunken idiocy would have resulted in you finding the perfect person to spend your life with? I cannot find the words to tell you how excited I am for you.

You are a great friend. You are the best friend that I have ever had. I know that you are capable of and will achieve wonderful things. This is just one more thing for you to be amazing at. I hope that you and Nick will experience a life full of love, happiness, and very tall countertops and ceilings.

I love you now and always,
Molly