So here goes:
Melissa, every time our little family cuddles up on the couch, I am struck with the overwhelming feeling that life couldn't possibly get better. That's also how I feel about you. You make my life better every day. Your kindness and love and patience and laughter have made our time together the happiest of my life. You are truly an amazing person, mother and wife. Maya's helping me type, although help might not be the right word. Anyways, she wanted to make sure that I told you that we love you so much and that when you're not around to sing her to sleep, she sure misses you. I love your sense of humor, and how I can tell when you are making a joke because you scrunch up your nose. This makes any joke funny. You're my best friend Melis, I love you so much!
So, If any of you want to tell Melissa how you feel about her, now's your chance!
19 comments:
Melis, I love you so, SO much and I'm so glad you are my friend. I am grateful that I met you when I did, at BYU, because you have had such a profound effect on my life. You'll probably never know how much.
I look up to you like a little sister looks up to her amazing big sister. You are an example to me of the kind of woman, wife and mother that I hope I can become.
I'm always so amazed by your generosity; your selflessness. You are so giving and loving to others and when I'm around you, you make me feel like I'm special...loved. You are thoughtful and kind in ways that people forget to be, these days. You are so forgiving and understanding and I love how you try to see the good in others; always giving them the benefit of the doubt.
I love your hugs - I miss them. I love the way you wrinkle your nose, too! (good one, Rob!)
I'm so thankful that I have been blessed to call you my friend. I hope I can be half the mother that you are to little Maya. I love you, Melis.
Melissa, I think you're fabulous. I always have. I remember being so sad when I found out I wasn't going to be your roommate in romania. Good thing we were still friends anyway. :-)
Thanks helping to plan my wedding... and my baby shower for Alec... and being my caterer for my baby blessings in Utah... Most of all thanks for being my friend. You are an extremely thoughtful person. You love and care about people deeply, and you want to do what is right. I love that about you. I think you're fantastic. Oh! And a total babe!
Melissa,
We have never met. We don't have any fun times together I can share on here but what I can tell you is that every time I read your blog I tell Kevin how similar we are and how you are my favorite cousin. That just goes to show how amazing you are! We have never even seen each other face to face and already you have beat out about a hundred other Mouritsen cousins! I still plan on visiting you someday so you can take us to the best pastry shop in Boston! I can't wait for that day!
Love ya~ Whitney
I could name SO many times Melissa has blessed my life. I was just thinking this afternoon, actually, about a time in Romania that I had gone to run errands with another girl from our apartment. When I got back, our entire apartment was vacuumed. If you had seen our carpet, or the "vacuum" we had to work with, you, too would appreciate the hard work that she put into that! ANd then, when I went to bed that night, she'd left chocolate and a note in my bag.
What more could someone ask for in a friend?
Well, honestly, I don't know Melissa very well. As a cousin that lives in the other side of the country I am lucky to see you once every 2 years! But I have always thought you were a cute, fun, sweet cousin to have. You watched our baby girl when we lived by each other and were always nearby to land a helping hand to anyone that needed it. I'm very lucky to have a sweet cousin like you. And now that we have been blogging buddies, it been fun to get to know and your family better.
Oh, Melis, where to start. I cherish the time we spent together in the Isolation Unit in Romania. I remember shortly after we got there, when I think we were all feeling a little overwhelmed with our kids and their disabilities and sad sad sad situations...wondering if we really could DO anything for them. You said that you were just going to love them. And you did. What's more, you loved all of us. And you still do. You have offered us all unswerving loyalty, friendship and love in those years since, and I know that I can always count on you for support and understanding. You are an amazing person, Melis, and an example to me in so many ways. LOVE YOU!
Melissa,
I am always touched by your thoughtfulness and compassion towards others. You think of ways to say thank you and I love you in every situation you are in. I have received more loving notes from you than from anybody I know! I don't think you ever let a situation pass by without saying thank you to someone (and usually accompanied by a thoughtful gift)!
My favorite trait about you is your compassion and empathy for others. Remember when I told you about my parent's friend, Ron, who died of cancer while we were in Romania? You had never met the man, had never even heard of him until that moment, and you just cried with me and told me how sorry you were. I will never forget how touched I was by your ability to show such love and compassion.
I love you.
Melissa is one of my most favorite teaching friends! I loved having her on my team, and I am still sad that you moved across the country! Melissa was so sweet and willing to listen to any problems!
One day we had a conference in Springville, and Melissa, being the sweet person she is, made soup for our team! How thoughtful is that! It made my day! We miss you Melissa!
i still remember standing awkwardly in the hospital rooms in Romania, while i watch you in wonderment and awe as you approached patients in the most natural way, striking up conversations w/ your broken romanian and making even the most miserable patients smile.
what can i say, you have that natural touch... the ability to connect with people. your love and concern for others radiates through your actions. and i love it that i never have to question your sincerity because you are literally always so real and so genuine in all that you do.
hope you know that you are deeply loved and respected by many. and that i look up to you in so many ways... love you,
janie
Melissa, I am so glad I get a chance to remind you of how really wonderful you are! I wish I could be more like you in so many ways. I wish I was as organized and clean as you are, I wish I had your passion for life and those you love, and your compassion for those who really need it, I wish I knew how to go up to strangers and make friends the way you do, I wish I had your sense of planning and your humility, I wish I stepped up to the plate when someone needed my help the way you do. I remember on that fateful night in romania when I had to go to the hospital and the doctor was drunk I think and he was making me climb like 3 flights of stairs and you kept trying to push your way past the doctor to help me. You had a look of sheer determination on your face that I have never forgotten and I want you to know how much I really appreciate you for it. I really do love you for all these reasons and more!
I like her just fine.
JUST KIDDING!!! I adore her, and she knows it. She is all homemakerish and thoughtful and much, much cuter than I will ever be. In fact, she ALWAYS looks good (which sometimes makes me sick), even in the AM sans make-up and hairdo. I am SO glad she lives "close" and I have been able to see her frequently this past year. I think we have rediscovered each other, which has been really, really special for me. Oh, she makes cute babies, too.
I am so glad that Melissa is my cousin. We have had so many fun times together. It was so much fun when you lived close. We miss you SO much! You were always do such cute and thoughtful things!
I think Melissa is adorable and unbelievably cool. Growing up I often felt like she was WAY too cool for me. And I loved reading all these comments about her. What a special woman!
I have many great memories, but one in particular that means the most to me. One day when we were both in provo I called her on the phone crying because of a rough day. She came and picked me up, brought me back to her place and just took care of me for the next couple of hours. (I'm crying again just writing about it- but this time w/ happy tears for how wonderful & perfect Melissa was for me that day.) I Love you Melis!
Oh, how I love thee... let me count the ways!
You always have a smile - even when your upset! You are a great listener (when you answer the phone!)! You always sound excited to hear from me - which makes my day! And your quick to always tell me you love me! Thank you!
Some of the great memories I have of you are: 1) Memories of you as a kid, especially your 'punky bruster' days! 2) A birthday sleepover at my house with all your cute friends! 3) Spending a weekend painting and moving furniture to create 'your own room'! 4) our trip to England together!
But mostly I am grateful you that you are my baby sister and.... friend! Love ya sis!
I guess I'm late on this...
Melissa is like your favorite kind of ice cream. She just makes you happy. She has a contagious smile and spunk about her that I've always wanted to steal.
She's one of the most adventurous people I know. Always doing things she's never done before. I love her carefree attitude. She always has cute Gap clothes or a cute top on that makes her look fresh. She has so much love for people. Especially her family. I love the way she talks about her sisters. She's made me feel like another sister. And we all know I've needed that. She's been in my life for years, through the good and bad and most certainly the ugly. She cares in the most sincere way. There's no fake-ness. She listens to my long stories. She was the one friend I always needed, but came around at the most needed time of my life.
The way we clicked was like peanut butter and jelly.
I always felt like..."where has this girl been all my life?"
Melissa...We don't talk often, but I think of you and I know that when we do talk, it's like a day has not gone by. I'm sure you are the most wonderful mother to your most adorable little Maya.
Thanks for being my pal and understanding me.
Love ya!
Okay - You guys are all too sweet.
This seriously was so nice of each of you! You have no idea how fun it is to know I am loved!
Thank you!!!!
Consider yourself loved too!!
Melissa will always be one of my most special best friends for so many reasons. Just to list a few, Melissa is funny, sweet, sincere, generous, a good listener, and such a beautiful person on the inside and out. We had so many wonderful childhood memories that I will cherish forever. (Did you know that the ONLY reason why I joined the summer swim team was for us to hang out?! Somehow I always wound up swimming at way more games without you :) Even though I wish you and your family lived closer and I miss seeing one another, I am just so proud and happy for you. You know that you will always have a friend in Sunnyvale :o) XO Gina
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