This one's for you!




t's true that friendship knows no boundaries and it's amazing how we ended up in the same part of the world at this point in our lives. I loved Australia from the day I came here and I couldn't imagine loving it more than I already did. And then you moved here in 2005 and made everything more *insert all the adjectives that you can think of here, both good and bad*. You brought a little bit of everything that I miss from home - a sister, a friend and a lifeline. It was like an all in one deal. We've been through so much and three years on, we're still painting the town red and rocking out to life. I wouldn't trade any of the adventures and misadventures that we've had over the last 15 years for anything. I'm so proud of you, Len. I guess I'll always feel like a Mum and celebrate the milestones in your life as if they were my own. And today is no exception. I love you!

Hold your own.
Know your name.
Go your own way.

You've got the best of both worlds
You're the kind of girl who can take down a man
And lift him back up again
You are strong but you're needy
Humble but you're greedy
And based on your body language and shoddy cursive I've been reading
Your style is quite selective
Though your mind is rather reckless
While I guess it just suggests that this is just what happiness is

And what a beautiful mess this is
It's like picking up trash in dresses
Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write
kind of turn themselves into knives
And don't mind my nerves
You can call it fiction but I like being submerged
in your contradictions dear
cause here we are
Here... We... Are...

Although you are biased, I love your advice
Your comebacks they're quick and probably have to do with your insecurities
There's no shame in being crazy depending on how you take these words
I'm paraphrasing this relationship we're staging

But it's a beautiful mess, yes it is
It's like picking up trash in dresses
Well, it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say
kind of turn themselves into blades
And kind and courteous is a life, I've heard
but it's nice to say that we played in the dirt
Cause here… here we are, here we are, here we are, here we are,
here we are, here we are, here we are, here we are, here we are
We're still here, and it's a beautiful mess, yes it is…

It's like taking a guess when the only answer is yes
Through timeless words and priceless pictures, we'll fly like birds not of this earth
Tides they turn, hearts disfigure
but that's no concern when we're wounded together
And we tore our dresses and stained our shirts but it's nice today
Oh the wait was so worth it

Here we are.