Remember when?

Remember when we first officially met? Probably not. I was just a bystander - A wallflower, if you will. You showed up with your girlfriend at the time and everyone was in awe with just how cute you two were.

Remember when I worked up the courage to add you on facebook? I'd heard so much about you from your sister and I so badly wanted to gain your friendship, only to have me commenting on a few things of yours here and there, almost like a creeper.

Remember when you found out the cancer came back and I sent you flowers anonymously? I don't think you ever found out those flowers came from me.

Remember when we started chatting on facebook messenger? I felt so silly, and I wanted so badly to impress you, sending you cheesy pirate jokes.

Remember when I would hang out with your one friend and he would express to me how much he cared about you, and how much he hated cancer? And I held him, feeling like I almost knew you myself.

Remember when I worked up the courage to give you my number? And you responded right back with yours and told me to text you. Which I didn't - Until you called me out on it just a few days later. I think that's where our friendship started.

Remember when we started chatting in various languages back and forth (Thank goodness for google translate!)? You, me, and Jordan decided we needed to have a music-exchange party. And by music exchange, that meant that you were to broaden my knowledge of what good music really is.

Remember when we all decided to have a movie night? That was the first time Jordan and I came over. I drove us all the way to Walmart to buy the movie, only to find out your xbox didn't really play blu-ray, so we had to find it on redbox instead.

Remember when we got back to your house and everyone was playing kinect in their long johns?

Remember when the movie was over, and you showed us videos upon videos of climbing? We didn't leave until about 2 or 3 AM when I had to be at work only a few hours later. You assured us that you had insomnia and that we'd be okay.

Remember when you and Jordan came to visit me on my lunch at work? You commented on my height because you'd never seen me in heels before.

Remember when we picked you up to go to Zupas and then go in the hot tub? That was the first time I got to experience the chaos that ensues once in a car or in public - Yelling at people on the street (always nice things of course, but just to freak people out). That was the night that changed everything for me - Regardless of how aware of it you were.

Remember when we went hot tubbing for the second time? We ran all the way to my apartment with no shoes while it was snowing pretty good outside. And then we decided to go back to your house to watch Tim & Eric. That was the first time I felt comfortable enough at your house and around our friends that I fell asleep until it was time to go.

Remember when you listened to all of my dumb boy drama? You were very sweet about it, yet straight-forward. Which was something I needed. You knew just what to say.

Remember when we met you at your mission friend's house? And I tried convincing you that I was taller than you, even though we both obviously knew that was false.

Remember when Jordan and I came over to bring you your favorite candy because you were feeling down? And then we stayed to watch a movie and yet again stayed up way too late talking because none of us were tired. But we eventually left.

Remember when after we left, you texted me and told me that you couldn't sleep? So I came back over and watched TV with you and scratched your back and kept you company until you were ready to go to bed?

Remember when I spent almost all weekend at your house? And we hung out and ran around and listened to music and watched movies. That was the best weekend of my life - To this day.

Remember when I told you that I'd see you later? No goodbyes.

You were a great friend to me, and I will never forget that. You have changed my life more than you know. You have changed my life for good. I love you, Alex. I hope you are having so many great adventures right now.