“We decided that we were going to 4 senior proms after that year”

Susie,

I miss you every day. I think about you and your family on a daily basis and pray for strength and peace for all of us who were close to you.

Susie, you truthfully made the world a better place. I’ve been thinking lately about different memories I have with you, and there are truly too many to count.

I remember the very first time I came over your house in middle school after homecoming one year.  We had never really talked much before then, but I’m pretty sure that was the start of our friendship years ago. You were God’s gift to me, Susie. You taught me so much throughout middle school and high school and were truthfully the only person who could make me laugh so hard that I would pee my pants… literally.

I treasure those late night talks in your porch with your mom and our friends around, those beach days, lazy nights, sleepovers, birthday parties, heart to hearts, going out east, going shopping, being silly, swimming in your pool… there are too many to count!

One of my favorite memories with you though has to be going to senior prom together in the 10th grade.  We were so excited that us “underclassmen” were asked by SENIORS to go to prom with them! We decided that we were going to 4 senior proms after that year. I’m pretty sure we both came pretty close, actually. We were dancing with our dates like fools on that boat around Manhattan when suddenly, my dress strap broke and my dress started falling down. We ran away from our dates for about a half hour trying to fix my stupid dress. We ran up and down the stairs laughing so hard we could barely breathe. My dress was never fixed that night… but I sure had a great time with you.

I wish I could go back to those moments with you, Sus. You have never failed to put a smile on my face and I am so grateful for the friendship you gave me. You are and always will be one of the most incredible people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. I miss you more every day and I love you so much.

-Brittany Infranco