The fact that at the end of your senior year you will have to say goodbye to all of your friends and family doesn't hit at graduation. This stab-in-the-heart comes at the end of the summer before freshman year.

None of my close friends came to the same university as me and I have friends spread all across the South East. A group went to Mississippi State, others are in Birmingham or Auburn, some are in Mobile, and one is all the way in Texas.

FaceTime has become my best friend. Texting is just not the same, and a phone call isn't as fun.

Getting to see my friends face-to-face via FaceTime has been such a blessing and it actually feels like he or she is sitting in the room right next to me – making the 900 something miles apart feel less than five.

For my best friend in Texas who I will only get to see maybe twice a year for the next four years, FaceTime dates are a regular thing. I love that through technology (smartphones, computers, tablets, etc.) and social media (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.) we can keep connected to our friends who aren't always close by.

I have also seen FaceTime used in military families. My friend's dad just got deployed to Afghanistan for a year and they get to see each other using FaceTime. If it weren't for that, I don't know what she would do. Even though her dad can't be here, the feeling she gets from FaceTiming for that small amount of time is so much greater than feeling nothing at all.

FaceTime has definitely become a popular thing. It used to be "just photoshop me in." Nowadays, it's "FaceTime me in." It can be used for birthday celebrations with out-of-town relatives and so many more once-in-a-lifetime situations.

Now you can share a sunset with your special someone from the other side of the world.