I am very lucky.  I have the very best friend a girl could ever hope for.  Her name is Vivian and today is her birthday.

Vivian is a very excellent person. She is intelligent and smart (two different things), fun and funny (two different but related things), kind, generous, sensitive, and caring.  She is very much all of these things. She has an incredibly vibrant mind.  She hums when she eats something she likes. She hardly ever swears.  She listens.

She is grounded (although she doesn’t think so), but right on the verge of something else.   She is a rock star on the inside.  She’s like a genie in a bottle.

Quite honestly, I can’t imagine life without her.

So today on her birthday, I just want to take a moment to thank the universe for being wise enough to make certain Vivian happened.  If you knew her, you’d be doing the same.

A very happy birthday to you, V.  I wish you a joy-filled year.  May you be happy, content, and may you be exactly who you are meant to be.

V is for very…Vivian.