Friday, November 11, 2011

Alyssa Grace Acree

Dear Alyssa,
Where do I even begin? You are just such a breath of fresh air and I can't even explain how much I adore you! Before I joined staff, I always thought you were super nice and although I knew you were good at photography, I didn't know just HOW good you were! I think that's why when I first started out in staff, I felt so intimidated by you. I thought to myself, "Alyssa is so beautiful and sweet and AMAZING at photography! What if she doesn't like me? I'm neither pretty nor even great at photography...". I was so nervous, but wow...I can't believe how close I've gotten to you! By close, I don't mean that I know your favorite color and every single detail of your life, but I feel like in staff, we don't need that. :) You brought me into your world when I was feeling insecure and alone. There will never be enough words to describe how grateful I am to have you in my life. I love how you always teach, always listen, and try really really hard not to judge. Every day I see you, it makes me want to become a better person. I don't know how to describe it, it's like every time I see your smile or hug you, I feel all warm inside. You are this amazing older sister and with you, I feel the utmost love and care. That's all anyone could ever really ask for.
I am so proud of your decision regarding your pregnancy. :) I've lived my whole life thinking, "Oh teen pregnancy? That's just terrible." I never gave too much thought to it, only that it happened to careless people and that the child would grow up in a loveless, busy, tangled home. But you've opened my eyes so much. That moment you said, "I'm going to be a mom in June.", my heart stopped and it felt like I was reborn again. You are so brave, so extraordinary. You've planned wisely and loved wisely, I couldn't imagine a better person to be pregnant. :) That baby will come into the world floating on a cloud of love and I am so so so happy that the person who made it all happen is a part of my life. You've shown that there is no schedule for life, no schedule for love. When there is a pothole in the middle of the road in life, you jump over it and keep on moving. You've made that jump into a wonderful experience and therefore, every one of your days must be happy and beautiful. How grateful I am to be able to see someone like that every day :)

I could write to you for forever, Alyssa, but I think I need to spread some love to my other great friends now. (: I love you so much, never forget that. I hope you never forget me because I sure as heck never will forget you. ♥

You will always be my baby momma!
Tammy.