Ashtyn Leana Aure

One year.

One year has passed and look at who you've become.

Just look at the woman you are growing into.

I sometimes can't believe it.

I sometimes need to be reminded that you are after all, amazing, and that that explains it all.

I sometimes think back to being in high school, Grantsville to be exact, and seeing you and thinking how pretty you were. (creeper status i know.)

But not physical beauty, although you do have that. 

I mean the countenance that you have is just...

Beautiful. 

I wanted to be like you. 

I wanted to be as daring as you.

To not care what people thought.

To wear whatever i wanted and not care if it didn't match.

Simply because it made me happy. (or i was too lazy in the morning.)

You didn't know me then, but boy did i know you.

I've told you before that i don't remember the first time we met.

But i do.

I remember things like this.

Every waking moment i'm alive is significant to me.

And you are part of that significance.

I bet you thought i was weird.

I came to your door.

Decked in... who knows what.

And I said to dress crazy and come to young womens.

I wasn't over your class.

I wasn't even there for you.

I didn't even realize that you lived there.

Because who guesses that you and Jessica are sisters?

Certainly not I.

But even though you had no clue who I was.

Or why we were dressing up for no reason other than to make the leaders think we were weird.

Or even what was going on that night.

You came.

And it was a lame activity too.

I believe we sat and practiced some song we would be performing.

Bleh.

Lamesauce.

All i know is that i adored you.

Even more than my creeper status before.

And the love i felt for you would only grow. 

Grow into something.... bigger than me. 

I wonder how i seemed to be so blessed to have known you.

To continue to know you.

To know who you are 

To see who you have become

And to see who you will grow into.

And i can't wait to make so many more memories with you. 

I sometimes can't believe it. 

Just how amazing you are, that is.

So i guess what i'm trying to say is... 

I love you. 

I love you so much its crazy.

I hope you have a wonderful birthday. 

I hope you have a wonderful year.

I hope you have a birthday and year so wonderful that you can't even handle it. 

I know you will. 

Because you are you. 

And you can't do anything short of extraordinary.

Goodness.

All I have to say is.  

Happy Birthday Ashtyn

I love you.