I miss you, Ann! We celebrated our birthdays together in 2001 and I wish that we
could do it again this year. I flew to New York to see you on your 30th
birthday and we had a great week in the city. As you did not want to miss
celebrating a birthday with your family, you also flew home to North Dakota
during that time and Eric and I shared your apartment for a couple days without
you. Then, you and Eric flew to Minneapolis for my birthday in August. That was
the last time I saw you, three weeks before 9/11. Looking back, I am so grateful
that we had that time together. I wonder how we would have marked 40? I imagine
that it would have been a great girls' trip!!! Alot has happened in ten years.
Where would you be and what would your life be like now? How I wish that I could
share it with you!

Always in my heart,
Melissa