Draft of my message to Ruth on her birthday

Happy Birthday friend. I feel like giving your dad flowers for being horny Mid-May a few years back. He did a great thing, Good job, man! And I'm so damn grateful to have you in my life, I'm tearing up. You are a dear friend and literally have been the message of light and love itself during one of my darkest times. The breathe of your friendship is impressive. It spans from the just-so-perfect-I've-clearly-been-raised-by-an-american-nuclear-family gesture, to the borderline-inappropriate-crack-ups-in-or-away-from-mixed-company.  It's a blessing to have someone who can get down and wrestle with the big ideas AND jokes when your darling Nicole still gets lost on the train!

I love you. Have a great day.