Dearest Merry,

There aren't words to express how much you mean to me, so instead, I put it in a way you might find amusing and is easier for me to explain, but I mean every word of it.

If life is like a box of chocolates, then you would be my very favorite truffle. Living with you, is like biting into that dark chocolate raspberry morsel I love so much; our friendship is rich and wonderful like the insides.

Or maybe our friendship is like cake, with many layers of trust and loyalty that have been built up over time, then the best part, the exquisite icing on top.

Cookies are like our friendship, the way you feel like a child when you have it, and how the more you have, the more you want.

Our friendship is maybe like candy, the way you feel silly and childish and fun when you have it, and when you don't, you crave it endlessly.

Hot chocolate, yes our friendship could be compared to that. The way it makes you smile and feel all warm and happy inside, or perhaps the way it flows and is smooth.

And what of popcorn? Our friendship is like that, when it pops, it is like our wildness and craziness that explodes when we are together, just like popcorn kernels.

Even pie, the way you can have a little of it, and the next bit more, is just as good, if not better than the last.

Finally, our friendship is like ice cream. The way you can eat and eat, and yet there always seems to be some more.

You're my best friend ever Merry.

With Love,

Pippin