Dear Devon

Dear Devon,
I had to write to you because I was just talking about you yesterday with mom. We were going through that article I posted on facebook yesterday of the "smart" answers kids wrote down on different assignments and what not and the whole time all I said was "I can see Devon putting that down". It's true. You're probably the most outspoken witty person I know. That isn't a bad thing either...gives you an awesome personality, though sometimes you should watch what you say around certain people. Might come off as rude as I've found from experience.
Asides from that I've also mentioned you a few times throughout my time being back and I cannot wait to see you. I've been in the mall the past two days and purposely walked past your work just to see if you were in. Unfortunately you weren't, but maybe tomorrow ;) Haha I am not stalking you. Just trying to finish up Christmas shopping.
Not only have I thought about you since I've been back, but I mention you quite a bit to my friends in Newfoundland. You're the "beautiful, smart-ass" cousin who I think of as a little sister and promise if anyone ever hurts you that they'll have to deal with me and they really don't want to have to deal with me. It's surprising how defensive I get over you. You'd be surprised I think. I mean who'd be scared of me right? Well trust me. If anything did happen to you, someone would be scared of me.
Anyway! Enough of that. I just want you to know that I pray for you often and hope that you find the right path in life that you want to live. I want you to enjoy life and think wisely about the decisions you make. You're young and the world is open to you. You can do whatever you want, though I promise (from experience) you won't succeed in everything. And those times you don't succeed...you just need to close that door, pick yourself up and pick a different door. It sucks, but it all works out in the end. Sometimes decisions we make seem to be the best at the time, but turn out to be the worst in the end, but I promise you will discover something new about yourself you didn't know and you will grow stronger. Trust me. It's happened over and over the older I seem to be getting.
Also I've figured out that we shouldn't fear aging. Sure I hate getting older each year, seeing my youth slowly dwindle in the distance, but every year is something exciting and new. I find that I'm becoming more knowledgeable and passionate about things I never thought to invest my time in before. I hope that you will find these interests, even if it means quitting school for a while and travelling around. If that's what you need to do...do it.
I'll wrap it up there. Just want you to know that I love you and I will always be there for you even if you think I'm on the other side.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette