a very important day.

Today, is a very very very important birthday. It is the birthday of one of my very best friends, and the funniest, most beautiful girl I know.
Her name is Mary Kate, and she is the beautiful little brown haired girl. i met her when I was in seventh grade, and I have been so lucky ever since to have her for my friend.
She never fails to make me laugh, and we've laughed together, cried together, and had no end of fun. when you're with Mk, you can't help being happy.
Some of my favorite memories I have are times that we would go swimming in her pool and eat dinner afterwards. Or watch the Office and make ourselves beautiful for a dance! She's helped me through the hardest times of my life, and done so much to make the best times as good as they were.

The one on the far left? That's her. Shes so beautiful, isn't she? she has the prettiest eyes in the world.

Everyone loves Mk!

YAYYY! i love her so much. She was Little Red Riding Hood that day, and she looked so beautiful! 

This is probably my favorite picture I've ever seen of her. She's most gorgeous when she's happy! <3

One time, we went bowling with her family, and i bowled granny style like a dork... and she didn't judge me or stop being my friend because she's cooler than me, she just took pictures for blackmail :) 

and this is why i love her.

Mary Kate is real. She forgives the shortcomings of other people, because she understands human nature. She believes in friendship, laughter, and joy.

And there's one lucky guy out there waiting to meet her, who will be the happiest guy in the world someday, because he will get to marry the most beautiful girl who has ever walked the face of this earth.

Mary Kate Healey is a princess. i know it, the world knows it. I don't know if she knows it, but maybe that's part of what makes her so special. she doesn't understand the extent of how loved she is by everyone.

Mk,

i love you! i hope this birthday is a good, beautiful one, and I hope we stay friends forever! I will miss you more than anything when you leave for college, don't forget, we have to Skype! i love you. 

Happy Birthday, beautiful little brown-haired girl! 

smiles :)

Sometimes life batters us. It throws everything it has in its arsenal at us, and expects us to somehow move on. But there are still beauties in life.. The blue sky peeping through the clouds, and an unexpected laugh. (when I typed that, i accidentally typed "pooping", so that said "the blue sky pooping through the clouds") sometimes it's the silliest of things that bring joy.

please help me out of this prison..

happiness through loss.

http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/04/05/beware-of-darkness-all-who-remain/

here's a beautiful song about loss that Johnny showed me today. if you click the link, you can stream the song underneath the description.

i think it's a really beautiful song, because it shows the genuine pain that comes with the loss of someone you love, but it isn't talking about the death of the one who died, it's talking about her life. And it talks about the way the people's lives whom she left behind will be affected by her death. Recently A nineteen-year-old girl named Christine died in a hiking accident. Her family was devastated, and my sister Teresa was showing me her sister's facebook page. I was so struck by the love and hope I could see in her family. They were obviously heartbroken at the loss of their daughter and sister, but they posted pictures full of such love and hope, remembering Christine's life with joy. I felt so inspired at the strength of this family.

I think it's time to try harder to make my life a life of complete joy, something that will be remembered as a consolation when i leave the world.

something i can't help but think about...