Dear Yasmine,
I'm dedicating this post to you since it's your birthday (at least it is in the UK and I have about 30 min to post this).
I met you on my first day at King's School when I moved to the UK, almost 14 years ago and you've become my closest friend ever since. We've had our ups and downs, yet you've always been there for me - to give me advice, crack me up, get drunk or a shoulder to cry on.
We've shared a TONNE of memories at school but my favourite ones seemed to have always been from our travels. I guess that's no surprise considering just how much we both LOVE travelling.
But let me get warmed up first...
This is the FIRST ever photo taken of us at Blease's party back in 2006
And the FIRST ever photo I was tagged on Facebook was with you!
Here are my 28 most favourite memories with you...
1. That time you dressed up as me
2. That time you had my granny's PINK soup for the first time
3. That time I taught you how to eat a watermelon with a spoon
4. That time I picked you up on Valentine's Day (a day after passing my driving licence) and we almost crashed (not because of the masks, lol)
5. That time I put you in a straightjacket in a restaurant and let the waitress feed you soup
6. That time you got so sunburned in Thailand that you couldn't even keep any food inside you
7. THAT tequila night on Koh Samet (from wolf wooing to skinny dipping and everything in between)!
8. That time we wanted to prank 
9. That time I took you on your first jet ski ride and you were horrified but also loved it!
10. That time we went out looking like this (honestly, who let us?!)
11. THAT beach day in Jurmala, Latvia
12. That time Ruth and Mike were born at a bus stop in Riga, Latvia
13. That time you turned into District 9's alien and couldn't stop laughing for 30 mins (haha)!
14. That time we got so drunk that you missed your flight back to England (totally my fault)!
15. That time we spent a week on a cruise - visiting Ibiza, Tunisia, Italy and Monaco
16. That time we went to see DJ Tesco (ahem, Tiesto) at the Privilege Club in Ibiza (still 17 at the time)
17. That time 5 of us got in the tinniest taxi to get to the beach in Palermo, Sicily - and took this shot
18. That time you tried to get me out of the bathroom with a bold man on my 18th Birthday
19. That time we got day drunk in Newquay and I flashed everyone in the pool tryna catch a ball
20. That time we went to our first festival together - Global Gathering in 2010!
And a few more recent ones...
21. That time you took me to Duck & Waffle for the first time on my birthday!
22. That time we discovered Snapchat filters
23. And swapped our faces
24. That time we got so lost but still made it to Frank Ocean's party (minus the Frank Ocean)
25. That time I heard you rap to Stormzy's tune on Ashna's hen do in Croatia
26. That time we wondered through Dubrovnik together
27. That time I had to witness you complete your dare
28. And to MANY MORE times like these...
Love you loads and can't wait to have you back in London with me so very soon!
Yours,
Mike x
P.S. I also found this gem whilst searching for that group you created about me and my small ears...
