Dearest Brynn...

6/14/11

One of my best friends was killed last week when she was hit by a car while riding her bike. My girlfriends (here, here, and here) have already said things far better than I ever could, but I would still like to write a little tribute to my dear Brynn.

I met Brynn in 2nd grade and we've been friends ever since. I had such a happy childhood largely in part to the girlfriends I spent all my time with. We were a very tight group and thankfully have stayed close. Brynn was always the life of the party and made any situation hilarious. She was my little memory keeper and could remember all of our inside jokes in great detail. I know I'll always remember the big events that involved her but I worry that I will forget those little things we used to laugh so hard at because she's not here to remind me. We lived far away but we would almost always meet up when I was in town for holidays. Even if we hadn't seen each other in months we could pick up right where we left off as soon as we got together.

I have had a rough month and because of that I've talked to Brynn very recently. She text me just a week before she died asking how I was doing with everything. She told me there was nothing worse than the heartache I was feeling. I believed her at the time because I was really hurting. But now if I had the choice I would take that heartache over the pain of losing such a dear friend a million times over. I'm so grateful for what I went through last month because it gave us a chance to talk one last time.

I wish things could be different and I wish her family wasn't hurting so much. But I'm grateful for everything I know about the plan of salvation and for having Brynn in my life for over 18 years. She really was such a special person and I feel so blessed for knowing her.

Oh Brynn. I will love and miss you forever, my dear.