I am so proud of you Mikey!

I am about to celebrate with my best friend his marriage to his soul mate. For those of you that know me well know that Mike has been more than a best friend to me all these years. He has become a brother to me. 

I am just recalling all of our memories. You know in movies how when they "do" flashbacks, the memories just flow so fast you can't even keep up? That's my Mike in my head. A friendship like Mike and I's is EXTREMELY rare to come by. And I have been so blessed to make him a part of my life.

I asked Mike if I could give the "best man" speech. He laughed a little (so did I)... we were both thinking --- if I had a pair of "balls" I would be giving the best "man" speech. OOPPS, never mind - I don't want to offend anyone. :) 

Needless to say, Mike did tell me I could give "a" speech. And so I've been thinking about this like crazy. What do you say about someone you would do anything for (and vise versa)? What do you say about someone that knows more about you than sometimes you care to remember yourself? What do you say about someone who has shared all the sorrows, all the joy and all the in betweens? How can you get everything your heart wants to say into about a minute of telling everyone what a great person he is? Wow. This is going to be hard.

I am sitting here a little teared up just thinking about it. I remember how sometimes Mike was the only one "really" ever there for me. You know, sometimes people find it so hard to believe that a married girl could still claim her best friend as a male. But I assure you I have been blessed with a hubby who totally "gets it." And thank GOD because I don't know what I would do without my Mikey. Like I said, he's my brother, he's my blood. 

In honor of a man who knows how to treat a female (and btw Jenny  I taught him all that!).  Oh wait, I am not supposed to give such secrets away. LOL. Well anyways, although Mikey might not always understand the "wacko" emotions a woman can bring to a relationship, he respects it. And that's honestly all he needs to bring to his marriage. Also, I know for a fact Mike CANNOT live without Jenny. And therefore, I know he's committed to always making her happy. I am so proud of who he has become. He used to be a lazy, no good, piece of.... ooops, I meant, he always tried really hard to make the best of any circumstance he was given. Jenny you got a GOOD ONE. A best friend for life - that's the most important thing in a marriage.

And Mikey - this ones for you: Remember when.....

• you were in the closet for like 4 hours (LMAO)
• I brought Gracey Girl home
• we practiced for hours trying to perfect Copperhead Road
• our trip to El Paso (all 24 hours worth.... ughhhh....)
• I brought you to theMILL and introduced you to Jesus
• You hooked up with some total flops
• I hooked up with some total flops
• that night we got so drunk we couldn't even remember the next day (oh wait, you remembered, I didn't)
• what about that night i made you drive me around for hours because i didn't want to go home
• and all the tears you let me cry for the many sorrows I suffered (do you realize you were there for all of them, but one)
• There is just toooo many to recall on here, but there's a start!

Mike, I am so honored to be in your wedding. And we both know that if I had a beard I would be standing next to you when you marry the sweetest girl I know, Jenny. I love you more than you will ever know. You have blessed my life with more love than I know I deserve.