I have known Jascha since the ninth grade, but I feel like we have been
friends my whole life. There are so many things I will miss about him -
going over his parents house to raid the refrigerator after a long day
at the swim club, going to the track to place our bets for the Kentucky
Derby, watching the Cooking Channel after a close game of ping-pong,
listening to him recite lines from The Simpsons, Seinfeld, and any movie
he had ever seen, playing our annual doubles match with Gabe and Sandy,
but mostly I will miss our daily telephone conversations and how he
would make me laugh.
I
remember one conversation in particular that took place a couple weeks
after I got engaged. We were discussing my wedding - where I should have
it, what the menu should be, who to invite and even my dress. If anyone
had been listening, they would have thought we were getting married.
About 45 minutes later (during a very busy work day) we had narrowed it
down to a few places and food items, then Jascha proceeded to let me in
on a little secret. He said that if he ever got married (which was
always a humorous conversation in itself) he was going to have an
all-you-can-eat sushi bar before the ceremony and Buddy's Pizza and
coney dogs shipped in for late night snacks. Then he made me promise
that I wouldn't steal his idea.
My
wedding is now 2 weeks away, and I am filled with mixed emotions. I'm
excited for my big day, but I know that I will miss Jascha terribly all
day. I will miss seeing his smiling face to calm my nerves, I will miss
watching him walk my mom down the aisle, I will miss him flirting with
my sister at the reception, I will miss having the dance I promised him,
but most of all I will miss being able to talk and laugh about it all
with him when it's over.
I think
about Jascha every day, and I don't know if a day will ever go by when I
won't miss him. I do know that I will never forget him and all the
memories we shared.
I love
you, Jascha.
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