Sooo my headache didn't get any better and I ended up missing out on Dave's bash. I felt like such a bum so I decided to write him a 30th birthday toast to make up for it. It's pretty good if I do say so myself. I emailed it to him, but there is something wrong with his server so I am posting it on here instead. Dave and I have been friends for 10 years now, which for me is about 5 lifetimes. We've both come along way in the last 10 years and I couldn't ask for a better friend to be by my side on this crazy roller coaster I call life :)
I'll never forget the first time I met Dave. I burst into his apartment in the Lake Claire dorms looking for his roomate, and there he was moving in. I very brightly introduced myself and welcomed him to the neighborhood and he's been a little bit in love with me ever since! :) That was 10 years ago!!! I've watched you grow from being a silly obnoxious pain in the butt who wore nothing but baggy shorts,basketball jerseys and rolled in his mamma's honda to a fine young man who is still silly and sometimes obnoxious but has a better ride :)But seriously you've grown into a smart, successful man who knows what he wants out of life and goes out and gets it.
Ten years is a long time, on the drive to Ft. Lauderdale I wast hinking about some of the events in my life that you've been therefor and here are a few that stuck out to me.
My 21st birthday bash and you even brought a friend for me to make out with! :)
When I tried to drive home drunk you were the one who took my keys got me home and then yelled at me the next day for being so stupid (ironic isn't it?)
When I had only 1 day to move all my stuff out of my apartment into storage and I wasn't going to make it you came and helped me finish moving.
When I decided to convert and become a mormon
When I decided to serve a mission and give my farewell talk before I left for nevada. my family was so mad at me for leaving that they wouldn't come hear me talk. But you drove 4 hours and sat in a christian church for the first time and stood in my family's place.
When I was at the lowest point on my mission and didn't think I would make it, you were the one who told me that I wasn't a quitter and that I was strong enough to make it. Even though you didn't agree with what I was doing you were still there supporting me and cheering me on.
When I decided to move to Utah you were the one who told me that I was running away from home for the wrong reasons and that I would be back(and you were right too).
When I decided to move back to florida and become a teacher you welcomed me with opened arms and only told me "I told you so!" about a thousand times! :)
When I was in love with the wrong boy I called you up crying you listened and comforted me and then calmly explained that obviously he was gay and I shouldn't have anything to do with him.
When I still didn't listen you yelled at me which didn't help at all! But your example of what a loving friendship should be like did, and I walked away.
When that same boy broke my heart you were the one who told me I needed to quit feeling sorry for myself and get back in the saddle again (and you are right about that too)
When I need a shoulder to cry on, a person to laugh so hard I cry with, someone who will wrestle with me and doesn't let me win, someone who is always there to support me but not afraid to stand up to me and tell me when I am doing something stupid, someone I can be my true noholds barred and no walls up self with, someone who knows and understands my family and the relationship I have with them and knows what it means to me. You've seen the good and the bad and the ugly in my life and at the end of the day your still standing by my side cheering me on or kicking my butt, whatever needs to be done at the time. You have no idea what that means to me! Everyone wants to be around when I bring the party with me, but its always surprising how many people take off when things aren't so great. You have been there for the highs and the lows and your friendship is something that I truly cherish. I can honestly say I would not be the person that I've become these last 10 years if it wasn't for your love and friendship. So raise a glass of johnny and coke (minus the johnny for me) to a young man who is smart, talented, classy(sometimes), successful and is always striving to be a better person and live life to the fullest! To Dave, I hope the next 10 years are as much fun as these last 10 have been.
Cheers!
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