For Kristel.

Kristel Anne Reluya Racho's Cotillion is officially over.
After 4 months of LONG and STRESSFUL work, it's done. And to be perfectly honest, a part of me will miss it. Don't get me wrong, getting exhausted, and stressing over mess-ups, plus the always butting attitudes of people who think they're right I will not miss, but the forced weekly, sometimes daily bonding with my best friends are moments I wish would never end. Not to mention cappuccino after a tiring practice, yum! It's such a shocker that something like Kristel's [really belated] birthday party would affect me and so many of us so much. Not just our schedules, etc. But like really, as angry as I've gotten over the past 4 months about all the crap that was happening. It was all worth it for yesterday. To give her such an amazing gift, of feeling like a princess. I've honestly never been so envious of her. Last night, I could really feel the love, from the moment she walked into the ballroom, and the emotion hit me like a wave. I was truly happy for her, you'd think she was getting married. So we waltzed, and we tangoed, and we laughed and had fun. Then we cha-cha'd straight into the jive, straight into grabbing people from their seats and dancing the night away. My favorite moment though, was watching Kristel surprise video from her court, because even though it wasn't for me, or being said to me, all the wonderful things that was being said to her by the people that love her most was I don't know how to put it into words. It just reminded me, especially watching myself in the video, how through all the things that irk me about Kristel, she's a really amazing person. I meant every word in the video, because she truly is an amazing friend, and she really does just let things roll of her back. Things that would bother me for a long time, or things that would make other people just go well fck them then. But she's always positive, always willing to try and make others happy, and I really feel that in my worst of moods, she could bring the happy out in me. Cus how can you not with the cheer and joy that just radiates out of her always. Now I think, when it seems as though her huge personality is just too much to bear sometimes, it's not her, it's just my cynical, unhappy self, not enjoying life as she does. I'm so grateful to have her in my life, I will truly miss her while she's away at Santa Clara, and I don't think the world could ever stop her from 1,2,3 posing for the rest of her life. I'm so glad you enjoyed your birthday, you really do deserve it. I love you, Kristel Anne Reluya Racho. Happy Birthday.