8.20.2009

ode to melissa

I have some _very_ good friends. Maybe I cannot find onetrueromantic love because my life is bursting with unbridled platonic love....I have reached my quota.

Today, I am going to gush about melissa.
oh--words are failing me.

My life is just better with Melissa in it. She is the type of person you can really count on. Fiercely loyal and just genuinely good. Cliche though it is---she makes me want to be a better person. She is pure and without pretense. And that is very rare.

Again---words fail me. What i am trying to describe here...she is the type of person who will give you a ride to the train station and it is actually not a burden...she likes to help. She will be as upset as you are when your deck furniture gets stolen. She will love your dog like he is her own. She will be friends with your friends and not be weird about it. She will remember that pink cocktails make you feel better. She will remember all sorts of little things b/c she actually cares about her friends. She will help you better your life. She actually walks her talk and has awe-inspiring self-control. She is a gracious host and a great cook. She loves her job and her dog and does not half-ass her hobbies. She is a jill-of-all-trades and is just an inspiration to enjoy, enjoy, enjoy doing what you do.

Melissa is the type of friend you can depend on and not feel guilty for doing so. She is good people.

2 comments:

Melissa said...

Oh! That is so sweet, thank you. And I feel the same about you - I love the feeling that you can depend on someone and know you're not a burden.

But I ordered the pink cocktail to try to make you mad because you wanted a beer. I mean, gin and tonic with grenadine? That is disgusting, I'm surprised Jack didn't mock us. :-)

Melissa said...

I meant that I love the feeling that *I* can depend on someone and know I'm not a burden. Not that *you* go around depending on people. Maybe I should have used the pronoun *one*. Or in this case, *we*. <3