Tribute to Emily Marie Copeland

Tribute Tuesday

Gorgeous! No matter what! Hair long, short, bangs. bangless... always a hotty!

Man I just LOVE this girl. I always have from the get go. She is a doll. Just look at her! How could you NOT?

I will forever remember the day she moved in. I was a little intimidated. She was beautiful, played the harp, fun and did I say gorgeous. Here I was so random, different, and scared. Oh how perfect she was is. I LOVE how open she is! I love our relationship even now! I could ask her ANYTHING and not feel awkward about it. I could tell her anything and not feel awkward either.

Ok to start off, as you all know I was having a difficult time in my life when I went down to college. My roommates had different effects on me in my life. Emily was my listener, one who had empathy and one that I could be absolutely me and she loved me still. As I would tell her ALL of my struggles she would sit there and listen so intently. I remember her worrying all the time and saying “I don’t know what to say. I am not the best with advice.” Little did she know that I really needed someone to listen, care, love me. She didn’t know those words of wanting to help touched me because I felt her sincerity. I once again felt like someone cared in the midst of my hatred.

There is one story that still gets me teary eyed and makes me just want to SCREAM with my gratitude for her. On a not so abnormal day I was SO sad. I can’t even remember the exact reasons behind it but I just let everything out. I was in my room on my little single bed. I began to cry, you could probably even call it sobbing. I instantly felt Emily’s thoughts of wanting to help so badly and not knowing exactly what to do. Then she laid next to me, basically letting me cry in her arms. She didn’t say a lot but she cried WITH me. I don’t know why it was so significant at the time but her crying with me made me feel SO loved. It still touches my heart because of how much it moved me.

I have many fond memories of us, especially the “trio” Jen Bowman her and I were very close and did a lot of things together. I missed them so much when they moved out together! I loved the trips to Washington I went on with Emily. Her family is fun, amazing, and I just love the welcome they always have for me. I felt like a part of the family from the beginning and I loved it. I treasure those times.

I have never felt judged by anything I do with Emily around. My husband adores her as well and says how comfortable he feels around her. She is all smiles and fun. I can never thank her enough for simply WHO SHE IS, for the effect she has had on in my life, for the tender memories I have of us as roommates the all too short of a year and a half, and for the love and understanding she has for all those around her especially at the time in my life when I needed someone exactly like her.

As time goes on and we have our own separate lives I still treasure the times I get to be around her.

Emily Marie, I hope for always we will be friends. I hope for always you know how much you mean to me and meant at the pivotal time in my life. I hope for always that you know I will do anything for you. So don’t hesitate to ask! I hope for always that you feel loved beyond measure! Because you deserve it!

Much love,

ME

PS Sorry I am out of town and so I couldn't use my own pictures of Emily and I from our trips and fun times...so these are just FB pics BUT I couldn't wait to do hers! (I mean currently as I type its not even tuesday, I will just wait to post)