Birthday letter for your best friend

Dear Sam,

As your best friend, I am contractually obliged to write you a birthday letter. I have checked the fine print, and there is no way out. So grab a snack and settle in.

First, a confession: I keep a mental list of every ridiculous thing we have done together. The road trip where we got lost for four hours and blamed the GPS. The dinner party where the oven caught fire and we served cereal. The haircut you talked me into, which we agreed never to speak of again. It is a long list, and I would not trade a single item on it.

Second, a serious bit, so brace yourself. You make my life better. You make everything funnier, every problem smaller and every celebration louder. I do not say it enough because we are usually too busy laughing, but I am deeply grateful for you.

S Sam

Dear Sam, As your best friend, I am contractually obliged to write you a birthday letter. I have checked the fine print, and there is no way out. So grab a snack and settle in. First, a confession: I keep a mental list of every ridiculous thing we have done together. The road trip where we got lost for four hours and blamed the GPS. The dinner party where the oven caught fire and we served cereal. The haircut you talked me into, which we agreed never to speak of again. It is a long list, and I would not trade a single item on it. Second, a serious bit, so brace yourself. You make my life better. You make everything funnier, every problem smaller and every celebration louder. I do not say it enough because we are usually too busy laughing, but I am deeply grateful for you. Finally, a promise. I will keep showing up with snacks, bad advice and terrible singing for as many birthdays as we get. Happy birthday, you wonderful weirdo. Yours in chaos and cake,

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Dear Sam,

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S Sam

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🎉 Dear Sam, As your best friend, I am contractually obliged to write you a birthday letter. I have checked the fine print, and there is no way out. So grab a snack and settle in. First, a confession: I keep a mental list of every ridiculous thing we have done together. The road trip where we got lost for four hours and blamed the GPS. The dinner party where the oven caught fire and we served cereal. The haircut you talked me into, which we agreed never to speak of again. It is a long list, and I would not trade a single item on it. Second, a serious bit, so brace yourself. You make my life better. You make everything funnier, every problem smaller and every celebration louder. I do not say it enough because we are usually too busy laughing, but I am deeply grateful for you. Finally, a promise. I will keep showing up with snacks, bad advice and terrible singing for as many birthdays as we get. Happy birthday, you wonderful weirdo. Yours in chaos and cake,

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Dear {firstname},
As your best friend, I am contractually obliged to write you a birthday letter. I have checked the fine print, and there is no way out. So grab a snack and settle in.
First, a confession: I keep a mental list of every ridiculous thing we have done together. The road trip where we got lost for four hours and blamed the GPS. The dinner party where the oven caught fire and we served cereal. The haircut you talked me into, which we agreed never to speak of again. It is a long list, and I would not trade a single item on it.
Second, a serious bit, so brace yourself. You make my life better. You make everything funnier, every problem smaller and every celebration louder. I do not say it enough because we are usually too busy laughing, but I am deeply grateful for you.
Finally, a promise. I will keep showing up with snacks, bad advice and terrible singing for as many birthdays as we get. Happy birthday, you wonderful weirdo.
Yours in chaos and cake,

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