Today is the day that @tseecka and @snefrue get married and there is so much love and excitement out here in the mountains that it’s almost overwhelming, really.
I’m not likely to make a speech because I’ve not written one, and I don’t know how well I could wing it. It’s far safer to wing it in text online, so that’s where my speech-making shall remain. Besides, this isn’t really a speech directed at the two of them, more a report for all of you, whether you are blessed to know them or just need the incentive to make a couple of wonderful friends.
Leah and Brianna are honestly two of the most joyful, hilarious, intelligent, and supportive people you could ever hope to know, and together they only strengthen those qualities in each other through their love and unwavering belief.
It has been just shy of 13 years since Leah came into my life. She was always so enthusiastic about her passions and sharing those with anyone who cared to listen, and it’s very hard not to listen to someone who endeavours to be so educated on a topic and imparts that knowledge with vivacity.There were, of course, times where that light was dimmed and that energy stalled through various stumbling points in life, and I wanted nothing more than to be a supportive friend during all of those times, to bring some of that spark back and remind her that life will always pick up the pace again. Distance made that hard, but we have always remained close where it counted. Leah was always there for me when I needed reminding that life goes on, and has helped me in countless ways by just being there and being herself, and I could not imagine life without her. I felt strongly that she wanted the best in life for me, and I have always rooted for her and hoped she would get her fairytale ending.
Then Brianna came along.
The first panicked, happy, hopeful messages popped up and my heart sang. The more news that came my way, the more excited I became, and then suddenly I had a new friend who was absolutely everything I had anticipated. Puzzle pieces, soul mates, other halves... All of the ideas of just having a perfect fit made sense. Here was another person who was so in tune with Leah that it felt like I had already known her forever, and so it seemed to be for the two of them.
They have helped each other grow so much over the years. That perfect random happenstance of meeting led to a union that seemed absolutely preordained, and I feel so blessed to have witnessed it, even mostly from afar.
They also have such an ability to unify those around them, and draw in like-minded kindred spirits. It’s uncanny how such a group of vastly different but hugely supportive, passionate people managed to not only come together but bond with each other in such a way that I am now sure many of us here have honestly made true, lasting friendships.
And these two incredible people are the ones we all have to thank for the privilege.
Now, I’m off to cry.
