Friends.
I am grateful for them!
Some friends remain friends for a life time. Some God brings into your life for a certain period of time.
But whatever the case may be, the people you call friends have a big part of shaping your life.
One of my favorite songs is from the play "Wicked," which I saw in London a couple summers ago. (awesome show by the way)
The two main characters, Glinda & Elphaba are parting ways, but confirming their love and appreciation for each other. They both recognize that other has impacted their life in vast proportion.
I too, realize that there are people in my life that have impacted me in ways I could never begin to explain or thank them for.
So, just a small token of thanks to......
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| my parents - lets just say I wouldn't be here without them ;) you 2 are amazing! |
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| Mr. D - where to even begin!? He has challenged, inspired, spurred, aggravated :) me to new heights time and time again! |
"I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led to those who help us most to grow
If we let them and help them in return"
"Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you"
"Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes the sun
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| some of those friends who are in your life for a time... John & Kevin - amazing memories of our time in MNG! |
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| Lkhamaa - my best friend/sister from across the globe! |
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| my Mongolia family - loved me and made me one of their own I LOVE living with you! |
"Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you"
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| Steph & Rachael - has it really been 16 years? wow! |
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| Sarah - a short time together and instant friends! I miss you. |
"Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes the sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good"
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| my Canadian sister, Angie! with a random NYC Firefighter. :) |
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| Jaime! we are so much alike! thanks for loving this "eskimo" so much |
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| my dear, sweet roommate! you got me thru that year! haha (Hey Snuby, its going to Row!) LOL |
"It well may be that we will never meet again in this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me is made from what I learned from you
You'll be with me, Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have rewritten mine
by being my friend...."
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| TANNA! what a summer. ;) |
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| Last but Definitely not Least! LL, Aimee and Nicole. Can not even BEGIN to thank you for the influence you've had on my life this past year! I LOVE YOU THREE! |
Ahhh, you saw Wicked in London? Awesome! I STILL haven't seen a show in London yet (last time I was there I tried to see War Horse but it was sold out) - but I HAVE seen Wicked 3 times in LA and NYC. Still my favorite Broadway show, and that song is my favorite! =) Yep, we were meant to be friends ;)
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