Its funny to think that you were a significant part of my childhood, because when I look back on it, you didn't really live in Duncanville that long. But in my young age, it seemed like I had known you my whole life. I remember bringing some dessert to your house with my mom to welcome your family to the neighborhood, and your step-mom telling me that she had a daughter my age, with a name very similar to mine! At first I was kind of like "yeah, right there's someone ELSE with a name kind of like mine." Needless to say, at that age, I still thought that my name was odd, and my parents had named me Marybeth because they didn't like me. Hey, I grew up with a sister named Katie, which was one of the most popular names I had ever heard, so by comparison, well, you get it...
Anyways, to get back to what I was saying, I'm so glad that you lived by me, even for the short time it was. I was always looking forward to the weekends that you would be in town, and you were the first person that I considered to be my best friend. I had never had someone my age live near me before, and it was always a fun treat to get to see you. We used to "meet in the middle," basically a house-and-a-half apart, and decide who's house we were going to play our Barbie CD-ROM games at.
I still think of you as the ten-year-old I knew so many years ago, and can't believe that you're now officially engaged! I'm so excited for you, and I know that you are going to have a great life. You definitely deserve it!
Maybe someday we can get together again and talk, but for now just know that I miss you! Thanks for being a significant part of my childhood!
Love, Mb
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