HACKED BY YOUR BESTIE

Because this is us.

{for those of you who don't understand the title, I, Eva, have hacked Jane's blog for the evening.  It's a super special occasion - the one year anniversary of our friendship, in fact - and you probably won't understand much of this besides the fact that I think she's awesomeness-sauce.  So, if you don't want to read this, you don't have to.  It's more of a letter to her, really, but you're welcome to stay if you want, just...be warned of craziness ahead}

One year ago, today, I read an email.  It was from a gal who'd been commenting on my blog for sometime, one who I'd designed a blog for, one who'd sent me an email that said something along the lines of "Hey, when you're done designing my blog, could we exchange emails?  Because I'd totally like to get to know you." {wording varies...I'm almost positive she could pull up the exact email, but my emails are a bear to sort through, so...}  And, with a grin, I opened up a new email and sent it off to her.  I'm terrible at telling people all about myself right off, so I asked her if she could tell me her likes/dislikes and I then I could tell her mine.  So she did...and it quickly got crazy. {a good kind of crazy}

We liked {and still do like} all of the same stuff!  The same flavour of ice cream {mint chocolate...just reading those words brings up a flood of memories and insides jokes now}, the same classical composer {Vivaldi}, all the same classic books...EVERYTHING.  And the stuff one of us liked, but that the other hadn't read/watched/listened to was still talked about until eventually the other person got to experience it too.  Like Johnny Tremain.  Honestly, Jane, I'm so incredibly grateful that you introduced me to JT.  And 39 Clues.  And The Westing Game.  It works both ways, actually, since I got her super-obsessed with Jack Cavanaugh's books.  FOR THE WIN. *ahem*  Rabbit trail there...

didn't we work out that I'm Holmes and you're Watson?

We have so many inside jokes I couldn't even be able to count them.  Oodles of nicknames for each other.  Frozen is 'our' musical and '[Friendship] Is An Open Door' is totally our song. {so is 'For Good', but that's more mainstream, y'know?}  We've exchanged several REAL letters, countless emails {honestly} and tons of Skype chats. {we text-chat on Skype as well}  If the international rates weren't so high, we'd probably call each other on the phone as well.  We watch movies together {okay, just episodes of Rat Patrol, but we want to branch out sometime soon} and basically do a bunch of awesome stuff.  Now, you might think that since we both like all the same things, we couldn't possibly find stuff to talk about all the time...

*bursts into gales of laughter*

*wipes tears of laughter away*

*clears throat*

Sorry.  Sorry about that.  But we talk to each other all the time, and our emails are still going strong.  We've laughed together and cried together and, I'll admit it, even been angry at each other at times.  But, you know what?  We're still friends after a year, and I think that's awesome.  I have a few close friends, but Jane is the only one I can be totally crazy with.  Unintelligible gibberish sent at all hours because I'm having a feels attack.  Sending her horrible first drafts because I know she won't rip it {and me} to shreds.  Chatting about weird stuff, pretty much in code, because of inside jokes.  AND THE WHOLE THING MAKES ME SO HAPPY.  HONESTLY.

I hope that we'll be celebrating our ten year friendship anniversary.  I hope we'll be bridesmaids at each other's weddings.  I hope we'll get to meet each other IN REAL LIFE sooner rather than later.  But mostly I hope that we'll continue to be crazy friends until we're old and grey.  Because I don't think everyone gets the chance to have that one crazy-awesome person in their life, and I want to make the most of the blessings I've been given.  And I'm sure Jane and I both will.

I've heard it said,

That people come into our lives,

For a reason,

Bringing something we must learn,

And we are led to those who help us most to grow,

If we let them,

And we help them in return.

Well, I don't know if I believe that's true.

But I know I'm who I am today, 

Because I knew you.

_______________________________

So much of me,

Is made of what I've learned from you.

You'll be with me,

Like a handprint on my heart.

And now whatever way our stories end,

I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend.

_______________________________

Who can say if I've been changed for the better?

I do believe I have been changed for the better.

But, because I knew you,

I have been changed...

For good.

{what follows is a random bunch of pictures that mean a lot to us - both friendship stuff and private jokes.  enjoy the awesomeness}

just realized this has, like, a triple meaning for us.  because of the whole
Darcelsaba thing, y'know?

just because I've never met her in real life doesn't make any difference.

IS THIS NOT PERFECT, JANE?

our kind of humour.

sure, Isabella Thorpe said it, but it's still one of my favorite quotes.

just to make you hungry. *wink*

PUUUUUUUUUN.

science bros...because she's Bella Banner and I'm Tanya Stark.

{and lastly}

~Your bestie, Eva