Sunday, October 3, 2010

Love is Patient; Love is Kind

When we were about...fifteen or so, she used to the writer. She still writes, of course, but now I'm the one with the love affair with words and a need to write.  When we were 25 or 26, I gave her a pen with an engravement on it --and told her to tell the stories she was meant to tell.  A couple years ago, she said that objective now went to me, and it was my turn to tell the stories.

We used to lay together on the floor. Sometimes my head would be on her shoulder, and we'd stare at stick-on-the-ceiling stars and torn-out pictures of Gavin Rossdale from magazines and we'd talk about the future.  Our futures are wildly different today than what we ever dreamed they would be.

And at 29, we're still figuring it out.  We have absolutely no idea what in the hell we're doing, half the time, but we know this--we know the other will always be there.  We've kept each other in our lives, come hell or high water and sometimes, both was involved.  She is a face that I know I will see for the rest of my life.  I have no doubt in my mind about this.

From the minute I fell off my bike when we were kids, and she ran back to get me even after everyone else was riding away...we knew.  It was us. 

Yesterday, she pledged to love another with her heart and soul, forever.  I gained a brother-in-law into a family I've had since I was 13. 

Happy Wedding Day Andrea


















You and I forever. And so it was, and so it will be.

8 comments:

Ms. Moon said...

Are you happy, beautiful woman?

Bethany said...

you both look gorgeous. congrats to your dear friend. how sweet, the story about the bike. write on!

May said...

You are both just glowing! Did you feel a little bit like she should be marrying you? I know that sounds weird, but that's how I felt when my old best friend got married.

SJ said...

MM- so much happier now.

Bethany--thank you! You need to update us soon.

may--I know exactly what you mean. I feel like we've been soulmates for so long though, that her hubby is now just along for our ride. For better or worse ;)

Angie Muresan said...

You look gorgeous in green! And happy, too.

Lena said...

I always think of my fiends as my family... The one I get to pick...

You touched my soul...

Thank you

SJ said...

Thank you Angie -thank you.

Lena -your comment meant the world to me. Thank you so much for visiting and for telling me that.

TheAbsolutPINK said...

I'm finally back from the honeymoon and remembered i needed to check the blog. It was awesome to find this beautiful post here! Thank you.

Of course - forever and 2 seconds more - always us. :)

Now you have to come back to charlotte so you can see HP with me and see my house. hehe