happy birthday theresa!

happy birthday Theresa!
my dear, dear friend, without whom i would not be the person i am today, i am so grateful for you in my life! not having been a girl with many girlfriends growing up, to meet and connect with another strong woman has found its place of balance in my life. you are a person i feel proportionate with, and you’ve shown me i’m not a train wreck barreling through people’s lives. your poise and strength have shown me that i can be a woman and not have to pull diva, but when i want to, dammit, it better be good. that i also have a soft side, not a weak side, but a femininity that is my birthright. and you have taught me so much about the nature of friendship and how important it is in life, the give and take and support that comes with it, not just a breezy hey how’s it going before jetting off somewhere distant.
thank you, Theresa, for all of this, and happy birthday!
kh