Today, I graduate. I have always been a believer that thanks and props should be public, especially when they involve Brian, and especially because the rest of our relationship is fairly private. Without his support, this day would not have arrived. Here is the contents of the card I gave him this morning:
Brian,
There are many, many reasons why you are my favorite. Your love and support while I completed my BA is just one of them. I know it wasn’t always easy to pay bills, that our life stalled a bit, and there were whole semesters sometimes where we didn’t see each other. For every fight you had with me about a paper, I want to thank you. There were so many nights that your encouraging words were all that was between me and despair.
I will always remember the night we lit candles in the piazza with the incoming class, and the night we danced to the band at Senior Convocation, or the thousands of magical Chapman moments in between. Thanks for taking this journey with me, and for sacrificing while I took it. I love you more than is expressible.
Casey
Casey E. Hamilton 