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Day 14 - A picture of someone you couldn't imagine your life without.

 

Happy 19th to me. This picture is a complete depiction of our relationship.

You guessed it. My best friend Adam. I don't honestly know how to begin with this post. Not because I don't know him like the back of my hand, and definitely not because I don't know what to say... but more because nothing that I write here will do the friendship that Adam and I have had for the past 7 and a half years any justice. As you can probably see there has been a trend to this blog. If there is one thing I know about myself it is that the relationships that I have with people, both past and present are very important to me. If I love you, I will carry all your pain, I will protect you from insecurity. I would give you the sun and the rain, and if they are not available, I will give you a sun check and a rain check. My friendship with Adam is more then that. It's one in a million and I could not imagine who I would be without him.

I remember the first time I met Adam. We were in grade 6 and he just transferred to my elementary school. I used to hang out by his locker and try to talk to him. He was always making me laugh (and yes, I believe I had a crush on him). Our friendship really didn't begin until high school, at a paddling competition in Quebec that I attended with my parents to support my younger sister. We ended up spending one night talking about Paradise Hotel (a cheesy reality show that never really took off). From then on we were inseparable. We laughed together, ditched class together. We've been through graduations, semi-formals, failed exams, fights with parents, road trips, concerts, keggers, snowstorms, heartbreaks and even losing a family member. We've got countless memories... just today, my new flatmate was playing a Canadian classic, "A Million Dollars" by the Barenaked Ladies -- takes me right back to being on a bus with Adam driving around Ireland with him singing about buying me a monkey... because "I bet you always wanted a MON- KAY". I've never been a girl without a date because I have Adam. I'd rather go with him to a wedding then anyone else I've had in my life. My family considers him family -- and if they were still living in Lorne Park, I know that he would be over, raiding my fridge and watching rugby with Dad in my place.

Now that I'm living in London, we don't BBM (blackberry message) everyday like we used to... nor do we have the time to talk everyday but despite that I still feel a constant connection. I hope to always have that. I hope that I can always reach out to him and we can pick up where we've left off.  There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of him... and sometimes I even get to the point where I have to fight back the tears as I look for flights home for a visit (never-mind the fact I can't afford it). Being in London, going through the uncertainty of finding a job, finding a flat, having a broken heart and not having Adam here... it's been harder then I ever imagined. But he's always got a pep-talk. He inspires me. He comforts me and can take my mind off all of my worries --- at least for the duration of our conversation. He's always got a story for me.

Love.

 Through it all, one word to describe our friendship is effortless. We've always managed to stay connected. As Aristotle says "a friend is a single soul dwelling in two bodies" -- Adam is a true kindred spirit. He has been a person who has acted as not only a support system (he's been a rock and has been strong for me when I couldn't find strength within myself). He has acted as a mirror. He shows me what's holding me back or what I am afraid of. He's able to bring things to my attention so that I can change my life.
I'll love you forever.

Let's face it. You're my favourite. LPSS 50th Anniversary Football Game.