i have this very extra special friend. her name is marilyn.

these are the first pictures we ever took together... on the day we met... a mere 3 months ago.
it seems like i've known her my entire life... she is THAT special to my heart...

after we met that day to take pictures for my newly formed Project 365, we liked each other. a lot.
i invited her to a tea party i threw for my niece and she earned the name Blackbird...
because at the time, her hair was very, very dark and it looked black in pictures. 
and she's exquisitely beautiful... and has such a beautifully free spirit...
like the prettiest bird you've ever seen.

blackbird had never met my family or other friends.... and everyone immediately fell in love with her.
especially bug...

blackbird and bug played together for a LOT of hours, and blackbird helped bugs bunny conquer her fear
of terrifying fireworks :)

soon i found out why she's so perfect with kids...
because she has 2 little sisters who defy cuteometers that marilyn has all but raised herself <3

we decided to have another photoshoot together... and discovered that we share a deep love for heart shaped sunglasses, and making a particular sexy face...

we started to like each other a little bit more.
okay we were kind of obsessed with each other.
we started texting each other 24 hours a day, and hanging out whenever we could.

THEN. late one night, i get a text. "i think i want to cut my hair tomorrow..."
of course, the queen of hair cutting, i supported her. and after about an hour of texting back and forth i said-
"just come over tomorrow and let me do it"....

so she did. and so i did :)

and suddenly, just like that, she didn't look 5 anymore :)
ok she still looks 5. but a sexy 5 ;)

then she started modeling for me, and turned out to be the cutest model ANYONE had EVER seen.
and i was hooked. for good.

i invited her back a second and third time to model...
and she was always absolute perfection. gorgeous. and inspiring. 

she even brought her amazing friends over to model WITH her...

... and then.... we were spending every second together.

we decided we needed some adventures. so i invited one of my friends, and she invited one of hers,
and The Adventure Club was born.
and last month, we went to santa cruz together :)

we were SO.CUTE. that day. and had the best day any of us had had in a really, REALLY long time.

thats the day i found out blackbird doesn't mind getting dirty :)
she also completely changed in the middle of a street with bails and me holding up nothing but a towel around her.

 in short- that was the day she became one of my heroes.

she wrote our names in the sand...

... and we discovered ube together...

 a few days later we bought matching f52887 earrings together and ate the best flatbread pizza in the world.

then we tried 5,000 times to make it to a pumpkin patch, but every single time- got distracted :)

and THEN came the infamous 3 B's night...

... and then a few days later... whilst STILL trying to make it to the pumpkin patch,
we once again got sidetracked, and she took me to lulu's instead...

we see each other as much as possible. and we text each other first thing in the morning, and last thing at night.
we leave 500 comments a day for each other on facebook, and we send each other pictures of what we're doing about every hour... or less....

she's become one of my best friends, and my eternal heartmate.
i love her more than i could ever say. she's the first person i hugged in 9 months,
cheered loud and clear for me even when everyone knew i was going to lose,
makes plans with me, tells me i'm hot, lets me tell her she's hot and let's me buy her stuff,
and she will always remain the smile that reminded me who i really am.

i celebrate her every single day. but now everyone else has an excuse to celebrate her too :)

HAPPY 28th BIRTHDAY, my Love <3
you're such a part of me now, i can't believe i ever lived without you. 
thank goodness i'll never have to live without you again <3
love, boots.