I created this blog with the intention of uploading my photos to tell my stories, minimal writing involved, but today is an exception. This girl is always an exception, exception to the rules, and an exceptional spirit dwelling in the most beautiful of frames.
Today as i placed my vegan banana bread in the oven, i glanced out the kitchen window and felt my legs start to bend. I felt my back start to weaken and I knew i was headed to plant my butt on the cold tile floor and let out a good cry. But just before i could allow the rest of my body to follow, I heard a chime from the other room. A clear indication of an email received, and of course it was from no one other than Emma. Thats another thing about this girl, she always comes in at the perfect time, with just the right thing to say.
I'm not going to get into what her message was, but it spoke loud and clear, and as per usual she made me cry and laugh, and cry and count my blessings 100 times over. With anyone else I would be stumbling with words to explain how i really feel about her, but, with her, i know she gets it, because she feels it too.
Just this morning we were talking about boys on the phone, like we frequently do, and talking about the unknown feeling of truly and genuinely being loved back by someone the way that we love; strongly, unapologetically, deeply, and EMOTIONALLY! So blindly stating something that we both truly do know, our love for one another, and shit i've never had a healthier relationship in my life! (aka. we're way past 6 month curse, and we're still as ligit. as the first sleepover, without a fight on our record.)
Emma Greenfield is my best friend, and i don't mean that lightly. I have never met anyone who I can stay up with sharing my deepest, darkest fears, and then turn around and share farting puns, and overtly explicit sexual innuendo until we fall asleep. She is so fucking humble and doesn't even realize it. To me Emma is what the word magnificent was created for. She is hilarious, and outrageous and delicate with the strength of a god damn mountain. The girl has been through more than i can imagine, and is simply resilient. Not the kind of resilience of people who overcome trauma, then live life jaded, and angry either, but resilient with light in her eyes, a tune in her heart, and gosh darn a dance in her step!
No matter how bad she gets burned, and how many assholes she loves to fall for, she has never once given up on what her heart truly wants. She inspires me with her passion, and moves me with her simple, yet, powerful words of wisdom. She makes me feel normal in an incredibly crazy world.
Never in my life have I had someone who would drive all the way to pick me up, and if I said, "honey, my vibes are off, I don't really feel like going anymore", without a glimpse of hesitation, would turn her car around and drive me home. And she knows i would do the exact same for her, without question or doubt, because we get each other without a sliver of explanation required.
This girl is a constant reminder of what is truly worth living for.
My light at the end of a sometimes seemingly endless tunnel, is an image of us, driving across the country, tea's in hand, without a clue of where were going, laughing, and searching for where were going to get our next nut ;)
And even right now, on a Wednesday gloomy afternoon, we take it to our blogs to declare our love, and we both know were only writing for one another. But thats simply so us.
p.s - "We may be prettier on the outside, but we're still damn well-ugly on the inside"
(I know our matching tattoo's now :P)
I love you dearly Grandma,
Forever yours, Grandpa.
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