Happy Birthday

Well Elizabeth Owen you beautiful person. I missed the blog (Well, someone has to represent the Jamaican flag and be awfully late) so I feel it's important to share my feelings with you here. You've done great. We've come so far. You're an inspiration, a sister in the hood with a fierce intelligence, equalled only by a fierce laugh and outstanding wit that have been constant in the five decades we've known each other. Liz, I drew strength from knowing you were the only "cool girl" I knew from a "respectable" family whose parents were also divorced. No one but us knows how crazy-making that was in our day, in our circle in Jamaica at that time. And our Dads being who they were...well, please. You carried yourself like "well I'm fabulous no matter what." before I could get to adulthood and discover that truth for myself. The world and my world would be a different, bleaker place without you, Liz. I'm honored to know you and even when I don't see you as much as I'd like to, I'm feeling good and glad that you're out there. Sheryll sent me the link and the posts had me laughing and crying. They underlined that my friend is no "poppy show." Fifty isn't ready for you. Maybe 100 will be.
Love you a bunch, love you forever,
Constance
From: Constance White
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:35 PM
To: Owen, Elizabeth G.
Subject: RE: happy birthday