Random Nashville meetups with you make me smile, just as you have done for years now. One look at you across a room can instantly bring a smile to my face, and not for any particular reason, but just because you are who you are.
You're goofy and serious, full of dreams and desires. Any room is instantly brighter and more fun with you in it. Your ability to recognize the hard in this life and not shy away from it, your comfort in talking about the ones we miss, all while keeping the mood light and reminding us that we're lucky enough to be here living and breathing and loving - it's one of my favorite things about you. I can't wait to see what roads you barge down year after coming year - I know they'll be a little bit random, paved almost entirely by your own two brave feet, and filled with the music turned up loud, with that infectious laugh of yours filling the silence in between the cheers.
Thank you & I love you.