Erica Christine

Words cannot describe how proud of you I am. Look at how far you've come, dude. You went from "half time", to full time mommy. It's so crazy to think about, and I am so excited for Lily to get here. I'm writing this before she's here, but who knows, they may have her outta your lil belly before you read it.
My Keener, a mommy. And Mr.Miller, a daddy. wow. You guys are going to be amazing parents, I can see it now. You and your arts and crafts, Adam teaching her how to play FPS's before she can walk. ahaha. You will be amazing.

I have known you my entire life. There aren't a lot of memories I have that don't in some way involve you. I'm going to attempt to reminisce some of them. Bear with me.

- Singing on picnic tables at ridge lake. We were the shit.
- The waterslide at Ridge lake. Over and over and over again.
- Ace. He wanted us.
- You.... shaking... the.. cardboard house.
-New Year's Eves at your house on Roanoke. Our parents scaring us with "It" and that damn freddy Krueger mask.
- That New Years eve in like 7th grade when we got drunk with Kayle Dean and screamed "We didn't die!!"" in the streets.
- Making a bajillion cakes on Tracey's easy bake oven. for hours.
-Tracey's sandbox.
- Gladiators on your swingset.
- Our parent's mysterious flower behind your garage.
-Your cherry Tree.
-dustin and Tara's trampoline.
- Me breaking your eyeball. ;\ sorry.
- When we thought Danielle was stealing our parents.
-Walking to save a step with like 70 cents and getting necco wafers.
- Buying DJ "toys" from our excursions to the plaza.
- The creek, and the dead paper boy.
- Beating up the boys.
- That time I peed my pants in your driveway on Roanoke.
- Exploing Mill Creek all the way to the SouthSide.
-Smoking in your upstairs bathroom on Roanoke, when Devin was just a baby.
-Convulsions.
-Half time and Part time.
-we were out of school for like 3 weeks because of our pink hair.
-Your dad's bedtime stories.
-That time you were a present for Halloween. ahahaha.
- Steamrollers.
-you and Amanda's joint birthday party. The boot.
- doubletalk.
-When we caught your kitchen on fire. "SMOKE!!!!"
- The abandoned houses. Both of them.
- Patrick.
- Sneaking out with Ashley.
- Sneaking out in general.
- Working together at Wee Care.
- The GIRIFF.
- Old greg.
- Turtle hunting adventures.
- That time you pushed me into the fire camping. Yeahhh I will exact revenge one day.
- Sneaking out of the all night skates.
-"driving" wherever we wanted in your driveway.
-The 420 rocks.
- That time you threw up on me. and that girl.
-Klonopins.
- That time I threw up in your bushes.
- Our fight. LOLOLOL
- Eating an entire box of crunch berries.
- Not letting the spoon touch the bowl. Or our teeth.
- carrying me out of Cosmo's.
-My light up boobs.
- PITCHFORK!
- The moment you told me my dad had died. I can't imagine having to say that to my best friend.. yet you did. You held me, and told me it was going to be ok.
You were always my rock.
-The day you told me you were pregnant.


Ah, man. I could go on forever. But I'm going to stop now. You are about to be 23 years old. You're about to have a beautiful baby girl. You, my best friend, the person I have known my entire being, are all grown up. We are adults. Look at yourself, Erica. At all that you've accomplished and are still striving towards. You have grown so much and I am proud to say that I have a best friend who is not only my carbon copy, but who is my sister, my blood. An amazing person, going to be a wonderful mother.

Happy Birthday, Erica Christine.

I love you.