Dear Danielle

My mom likes to keep stuff around. So Abi and I have a habit of digging things up whenever we’re at home. Last night I found a book I made for my parents for Christmas when I was in sixth grade. In it, I had written some letters for the future. The following was a Christmas card addressed to my best friend:

Dear Danielle Blair Hilroy:

I’ve missed you so much since you left and went to Brazil to study plants and animals. It’s too bad you weren’t here for my wedding on August 28th, 2009. You haven’t even met my new husband. Anyways, I hope you love your holiday with your kids Joel and Daniel. I’ve sent them some gifts, it’s the least I could do for such a dear friend. I hope they like the gifts. So how’s your husband Edward doing I heard he threw you a $2000.00 23rd birthday, whoa! Too bad I missed it, well you missed mine! This card I’m sending you is an antique don’t wear it out, it’s worth a few hundred dollars. My grandmas are doing very well thanks for asking, so are my parents. How’s Boyd and Sandra and Brett? Sorry about Jester’s ‘run away’ but you’ll find him soon. Amy gave birth to 12 kittens - wow! Be sure to save me one! My little brother Allan just finished school - isn’t that great? He’s found a job as a doctor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he gets $34 dollars an hour. Oh, yes I got that lawyer job I’ve wanted since completing Harvard Law. It pays me $500 an hour, I’m a litigator. Congrats on Daniel’s birth!

Your dearest friend,
Amanda Bateman <3

My how times have changed.

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