The Love Party: My Wing Woman

I got to spend the best day of my life with the loves of my life. Let me introduce one such love: Ally.

I haven’t spent any time with Ally in years. In that time, we’ve grown up but we have also grown apart. Once we were 19, flatting in Brisbane, working together at the Caxton, living on a staple diet of camembert and vodka red bulls. We were constantly burning the candle at both ends, between working, partying and what ever failing relationship we were involved in at the time. When I look back, it makes me feel uncomfortable at the very least realising what we used to endure, both physically, emotionally and nutritionally! One word to accurately describe our former selves: unstable. Young and very impressionable, we were lost little souls with a lot of growing up to do in every aspect of life.

Nonetheless, Ally was always going to be my wing woman at the Love Party, no doubt about it.

Traveling is difficult on friendships and I have learnt the hard way. Although I know hundreds of people and have met kindred spirits all over the world through my travels, it truly isn’t easy to hold onto those soul friends at home, for one reason or another, things change and everyone moves on. Ally is my one exception. Somehow, she always found the time to call me.
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Isn’t she gorgeous! Ally, these are the reasons why you were my bridesmaid, why you are my best friend, and why you will always be my special girl.

• You are ridiculous! You’re humour is so inappropriate and shameful and hilarious, I hope it never changes. I love laughing so much that I have gut pain the next day. You are BAD.
• You listen. You beyond listen. Actually, listen probably isn’t even the word, I’m not sure whether there is a word for the amount of attention you’ve given me in just letting me talk during those difficult years.
• You like cheese. And wine. And olives. And beer. This is obviously very important.
• You run sex parties as a job! That is freakin outrageous!
• You are so good with advice. I have no idea why, seeing as you rarely take your own(!), but you always just seem to know the perfect things to say.
• I look at these photos and it is painfully obvious how much we love each other.
• You’re growing into such an independent, ambitious little soul. But-
• You still have your mischievous, naughty, spontaneous streak!
• You make me feel like I’m a Lost Boy who will never grow up.
• As long as I have you, I have all need in a friendship.

Ally and I, circa 2006-ish.