Happy Birthday to My Best Friend

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Across
  1. 6. You are the only person who would ever scheme with my family to surprise me here. Even though you gave it away by asking me if I was going through customs on my domestic flight, I could not have been happier to have you welcome me back to Boston.
  2. 8. Watching this with you every Monday, both at Brandeis and on zoom, helped me get through some really hard times. I love your thoughtful analyses and overviews of each episode and can’t wait until we can continue the tradition!
  3. 9. Sometimes there were 4 other audience members and sometimes there were 30, but no matter what I always loved coming to watch you in these shows
  4. 10. The college bar where we created some weird and wild memories. From Oklahoma Boy to a boy whose name begins with a letter next to N, we always found a way to have a good time here. Hopefully we can get an upgrade (of the men and the bar) soon!
  5. 12. Although I will never buy you a cookbook related to this cuisine, and definitely not a stuffed animal, I cannot wait until the next time I can enjoy this food with you
  6. 15. When you took me here, I knew this thing between us was real
  7. 16. The place that brought us together. We went through a lot of emotions here, from happiness and elation to sadness and anxiety, but I couldn’t have been luckier to have you by my side through it all
  8. 17. The city where you belong, and the place that you continue to be drawn towards no matter how far you wander
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  1. 1. The inspirational woman who kept you busy until you could come to Brandeis and meet me.
  2. 2. When you’re here, I know you’re in your happy place. My favorite is when you call me from this place with absolutely no cares or concerns about what you are showing on screen
  3. 3. One of the many people who feels insanely lucky to have Maryam in her life. Someone who doesn’t understand how she managed to find such a kind, caring, genuine, charismatic, passionate, intelligent, hardworking, strong, powerful,persistent and radiant best friend. This person is still in shock that she met her life partner at such a young age and cannot wait to experience the rest of their lives together.
  4. 4. I have no doubt we are going to be friends for this amount of time
  5. 5. Just one phrase to describe what we are
  6. 7. You can find me doing this about 97% of the time. And more likely than not I am trying to call you at the same time. When I’m doing this, and you’re in (location of previous clue), I know that everything is right in the world.
  7. 11. I’m pretty sure we could spend an indefinite amount of time on here without thinking twice
  8. 12. One of Rachel’s favorite people. Someone she knows she can depend on any day, any time, any where. The person she can talk to about anything and everything for any amount of time, from the weather to boys to therapy to happiness to stress to excitement, and everything in between. Rachel has no idea what she would do without this girl in her life and she hopes she never has to find out.
  9. 13. These types of people can cause a lot of joy and a lot of heartbreak, but I can’t thank two of them enough for bringing us together. At least they are good for something!
  10. 14. The place where we had the best truffle and parmesan fries I have ever had. Can’t wait till you come back to my hometown so we can find them again!