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I'm going to put a chunk of this on my facebook, but this is the full blown decree of love and well wishes to my best friend Annette:

There’s only one person who you can discover the wonders of the four shapes of mcnuggets with, and have it hold an equally significant role in your ever-blooming friendship as the first time you met, discovering the other’s love for Led Zeppelin. And although a seed of love was planted instantly when you met that person, it took nearly a year and a half for it to sprout, even just a little bit. And less than 365 days later, a full blossomed tree stands before the both of you.

Annette captures people with her incredible gift of photography that she has worked at and nurtured for many years. I know it is not possible to capture her in words and do her justice, but I will make a feeble attempt, for those who haven’t been lucky enough to know her like I do.

I haven’t met a soul like hers ever. She has so much love for all humans, she sees beauty and fullness in everything that surrounds her. She visualizes and hears landscapes, disregarding the amount of ‘pollution’ in both respects, she removes those in her mind, and continues on living in a world of extensive and intricate design. Discussions of light and colour palette are ongoing and never ending topics in her mind’s eye, and she has never showed any contempt to her other four senses, particularly that of taste-food being another primary factor in the growing of our friendship tree.

We have eaten all the haloumi, ice cream, Chinese take away, Indian curry, shapes, whittakers coconut block chocolate and pizza you could imagine and this isn’t nearly the extent of our foodie adventures.

‘We’ began watching films at SFF last year, and bonded over our enjoyment of seeing films by ourselves, critiquing the soundtracks and for the 4 films we saw at George st cinema together that week, we sat in the very same seats. She was generous enough to have me in her apartment at least once a week, and though the evenings would start with such high energy and excitement, they would usually end with me falling asleep mid-conversation.

I have learned so much from her in the past almost-year that it has been, and through a very rough and somewhat pain-staking refining process, she stood not just by me, but with me. And I am the happiest I have been in my life up to this point.

We took TAFE last semester, she, French, and I, German. During which time, we were both preparing to serve missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I worked full time and taught flute two afternoons a week, and Annette studied full time, worked at a film lab, ran her own professional business all the while actually enjoying her life!

Unbeknownst to the both of us, she was called to serve in the Berlin, Germany mission. Two months later, I was called to serve in the Alpine, German speaking mission.

Tomorrow, my besten freund leaves for 18 months to serve the people of Germany, and teach those who are willing to hear about the gospel of happiness. I wish you all the best Buddy, and am so excited for us to be sending domestic mail very soon, and can’t wait for the process of the language of our mail turning from English to German. Though it pains me enormously to be separated from you for a seemingly large portion of time, I know it is really just a speck in the bigger picture and I can’t wait to join you in the field. ICH LIEBE DICH MEIN ENGEL!