Birthday letter for friends

Dear Sam,

It has been far too long since we sat across a table from each other, and I hate that. Life has a way of filling every corner of the calendar, and suddenly a year has passed with only a handful of messages between us. So let this birthday letter be a small fix.

I think about you more than you know. When something funny happens, I can hear exactly what you would say. When I face a hard decision, I still ask myself what you would tell me. Distance has not changed that at all.

I hope your new place feels like home now, and that the people around you see how thoughtful, clever and kind you are. I hope you are resting enough and laughing often.

S Sam

Dear Sam, It has been far too long since we sat across a table from each other, and I hate that. Life has a way of filling every corner of the calendar, and suddenly a year has passed with only a handful of messages between us. So let this birthday letter be a small fix. I think about you more than you know. When something funny happens, I can hear exactly what you would say. When I face a hard decision, I still ask myself what you would tell me. Distance has not changed that at all. I hope your new place feels like home now, and that the people around you see how thoughtful, clever and kind you are. I hope you are resting enough and laughing often. Most of all, I hope we stop waiting for the perfect moment to catch up. Let us pick a date, any date, and keep it. You are worth the effort, and so is this friendship. Happy birthday, my dear friend. Missing you always,

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Dear Sam,

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S Sam

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🎉 Dear Sam, It has been far too long since we sat across a table from each other, and I hate that. Life has a way of filling every corner of the calendar, and suddenly a year has passed with only a handful of messages between us. So let this birthday letter be a small fix. I think about you more than you know. When something funny happens, I can hear exactly what you would say. When I face a hard decision, I still ask myself what you would tell me. Distance has not changed that at all. I hope your new place feels like home now, and that the people around you see how thoughtful, clever and kind you are. I hope you are resting enough and laughing often. Most of all, I hope we stop waiting for the perfect moment to catch up. Let us pick a date, any date, and keep it. You are worth the effort, and so is this friendship. Happy birthday, my dear friend. Missing you always,

Letter · for friends

Birthday · Letter · 172 words · for a card, email or keepsake

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Fills in their name
{firstname} becomes their first name when Peoplewisher sends it.
Works on every channel
Short enough for a text, warm enough for a card.
Can repeat every year
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The letter

Dear {firstname},
It has been far too long since we sat across a table from each other, and I hate that. Life has a way of filling every corner of the calendar, and suddenly a year has passed with only a handful of messages between us. So let this birthday letter be a small fix.
I think about you more than you know. When something funny happens, I can hear exactly what you would say. When I face a hard decision, I still ask myself what you would tell me. Distance has not changed that at all.
I hope your new place feels like home now, and that the people around you see how thoughtful, clever and kind you are. I hope you are resting enough and laughing often.
Most of all, I hope we stop waiting for the perfect moment to catch up. Let us pick a date, any date, and keep it. You are worth the effort, and so is this friendship.
Happy birthday, my dear friend.
Missing you always,

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