Nate Vaughn,
Where would I be without you?! Thank you for being my friend almost immediately after you moved into the house up the hill. Thank you for not caring that I was a girl. Thank you for playing football and basketball and snowball fights. Thanks for being cool with me hanging out with you and the boys. Thanks for being my friend even though Kyle Kilburg and I hated each other for a while. Thank you for always having my back. I knew I could always count on you. Thanks for all the fun times in show choir and band and normal choir.
Most of all, thank you for being such a GOOD guy. You are so genuine and thoughtful and just all around good. Most guys in high school were jerks and idiots and immature, but you never were. I don't think I ever heard you say anything negative about anyone. Ever. I count myself lucky that a great guy like you considered me to be one of his friends. You probably don't remember, but when they announced I was Homecoming Queen, you ran over to me and you gave me the biggest hug and you said to me, "Of all the people who have ever been Queen, you deserve it the most." I have never forgotten that. Because your opinion meant so much to me. Thank you for your very kind words and actions.
Without you my 4th and 5th grade years would have been much different. I liked my friends at school, but I was in this weird phase and so I didn't allow myself to become close with any one of them. But I looked forward to getting home from school and playing with you. You were my very best friend and the reason for a lot of happiness in my life. I will always fondly remember our sledding days, the "campouts", and all the jokes. You're the best, Nate, and I hope you know that I wish you the best in all you do and I'm so happy for the success you've had so far. Thank you again, for all you did for me.
Most of all, thank you for being such a GOOD guy. You are so genuine and thoughtful and just all around good. Most guys in high school were jerks and idiots and immature, but you never were. I don't think I ever heard you say anything negative about anyone. Ever. I count myself lucky that a great guy like you considered me to be one of his friends. You probably don't remember, but when they announced I was Homecoming Queen, you ran over to me and you gave me the biggest hug and you said to me, "Of all the people who have ever been Queen, you deserve it the most." I have never forgotten that. Because your opinion meant so much to me. Thank you for your very kind words and actions.
Without you my 4th and 5th grade years would have been much different. I liked my friends at school, but I was in this weird phase and so I didn't allow myself to become close with any one of them. But I looked forward to getting home from school and playing with you. You were my very best friend and the reason for a lot of happiness in my life. I will always fondly remember our sledding days, the "campouts", and all the jokes. You're the best, Nate, and I hope you know that I wish you the best in all you do and I'm so happy for the success you've had so far. Thank you again, for all you did for me.
I feel like I have so much to say! I may have become friends with Nate first after you moved in, but our high school shenanigans became epic. Thank you for thinking I was cool. Thank you for wanting to hang out with me just the two of us. Thank you for playing video games and eating, what was it? Canadian bacon wrapped in cheese? It was delicious. Thank you for all our late night talks. Thank you for JAMMING to "I Swear" over and over. Thank you for all the times you gave me rides places.
Thank you for making me feel important. You sometimes went out of your way to make sure I was included or invited. Thank you for being the kind of guy friend who actually listened to my complaints and concerns and for telling me about yours. Thank you for always always always looking out for me. If you heard anything at school that might have concerned me and maybe be bad, you were there for me in half a second. And you always defended me.
Thank you for keeping in such close touch with me during my freshman year of college. You called me all the time and we texted all the time and I felt like we weren't drifting apart at all. It meant a lot to me that you made that effort. And you helped me through a hard year of my life. Thank you for being excited for me to come home that summer. Thank you for not hating me for falling out of touch after that. Thank you for coming to my wedding reception! Thank you for inviting us to come over to your house afterwards.
I feel like I'm missing a lot of things, and I'm sorry for that. I just want you to know, you were a huge part of my life. I have told Tyler so many stories about you, you'd probably be surprised at well he knows you. Thank you for being my friend. Thank you for making me so happy. Thank you thank thank you for everything. I can't help smiling when I think about the fun we had. You are the best and you deserve the best. And hopefully, I"ll get to see you again soon!!
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