Remember her? 

my pretty bff

That’s my dear bestest friend, Jo. She’s getting married today. 🙂 

To Jo and Dom, I still cannot believe you guys are getting married before us! But don’t get me wrong, I am so so so happy for you. 🙂 I am a bit sad because I am not enough of a party person to pull together a party for you Jo (or maybe your cousins and girlfriends already did?), but I know you don’t expect anything like that from me, Hehe. But seriously. 

We’ve known each other since we were kids, back when things were so simple and it was safe to play hide-and-seek under the light of the full moon. I don’t know if I ever told you this, but back when we were maybe seven or eight, that summer when we hung out a lot, I wrote in my diary that you were probably my best friend. And you are. 

We have certainly gone a long way since, and our interests now are probably as diverse as night and day. Yet I still feel a deep connection to you; something that I hope will never ever disappear. 

Today you will walk down the aisle and marry the man you have been with for the past… how long has it been? I don’t remember. I haven’t seen you together since back when you were still just friends 🙂 but I know he’s a good man, and that he makes you happy. In a few months, the distance between us will be even greater, as you leave to join your husband. I will miss you, just as I have in the past ten years that we haven’t been neighbors, but I won’t be sad about it. To be honest, I am excited for you. You will be having a brand new beginning. Not only will you be married now, but you will also be a Pinoy expat. 😉 Oh, and your mom won’t be too far away. For a change, you will be within reach of the two people you love most in the world, without having to count the days until their next flight out. 

I love you girflriend. Take care of yourself and the family you’re building. This early, I am volunteering to be your first baby’s godmother. 🙂 Oh, and be sure to come home when my turn comes. 😉