Como se dice?

How do you say 'happy birthday' to a dear friend who makes you laugh in the mornings when he is in a good mood? How do you express gratitude to someone who trusts you with his dreams and who gives you the motivation to pursue perfection in an endeavor that not many believed in? How do you tell someone that friendship survives despite distance - through email, chat, phone call or SMS because he gives you the faith that it is worth every effort?

Simply HAPPY BIRTHDAY, I guess, to my favorite Italian.

from New York to Skopje to New York...