"I am great. I just don't remember it."

Happy Birthday Dana!

Another year, another thousand happy memories. I do not see your birthday as a passing of the year, but as a celebration of the fact you are alive. I feel honored to know you and I know that each and every time we hang out that I'll have a blast.

When you left our call center for another job in the company, I was saddened to think that I wouldn't see you at work anymore. But we found ways to hang out and I think we have a better time now. Friends have come and gone and some remain true. You are one who will always remain true.

I look forward to the adventures yet to come. Even this weekend, a celebration of you, is going to be filled with fun times and happy memories.

And now for the montage clip post all about, you guessed it, YOU and our adventures of the last year!

Since you're last birthday, we've had many adventures. Things have changed and people come and go and still you are a constant in my life. I can't think of a better best friend.

Who else would find humor in my attempt to live dangerously?

Who else would have been there for various karaoke adventures? Like stolen tires, a "murder", a crack addict, and a police raid (which I can't find the link for)?

Who else could understand how cool it is to be included with the "In Crowd" at karaoke?

Who else would have been the perfect traveling companion for the trip of a lifetime? (And even more from the trip where we met the fabulous Johnny.)

Who else could have written such a wonderful poem to mock someone else?

Who else could help me analyze the idiocy of a pig email?

Who else would have had the same great time I did while traveling to Tomah to meet Magnificent Mark?

Who else can talk for over 2 minutes about an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and make it amusing?

Who else would go to a documentary with me just because I love penguins (and she might have enjoyed the fact that she could see a certain someone there)?

Who else can enjoy completely random, taken out of context conversations?

Who else would have been as excited to be invited to Bryan and Liz's house?

Who else would have become as addicted to Lost as I am?

Who else would have been as fun to get completely trashed with and embarrass ourselves beyond belief?

Who else would have appreciated an unwanted advance just so we'd get a story out of it?

You are lovely chica-che. I adore you. I am lucky to have you as a friend.

And now for some song lyrics:

A Friend to Me

Garth Brooks

Well you and I

We're buddies

And we've been since we first met

Me and you

Well we've sure been through

Our share of laughter and regret

Lord knows we've had our bad days

And more than once we've disagreed

But you've always been a friend to me

You can be so stubborn

There's times I think you just like to fight

And I hope and pray

I live to see the day

When you say I might be right

And there's times I'd rather kill you

Than listen to your honesty

But you've always been a friend to me

You've always been

Time and again

The one to take my hand

And show to me it's okay to be

Just the way I am

With no apology

Oh you've always been

And you will 'til God knows when

Yes you've always been a friend to me