We love our friends. We see them every day, and they fill our lives with happiness constantly. We text them when we are sad and need a pick me up or call them with good news.
Let me tell you about two of my best friends.
There is my silly girl, Johanna but I call her Jojo. She never fails to make me laugh with her hilarious jokes or funny English pronunciations. Jojo is from Brazil, but speaks English fluently. She has the biggest heart and can always put a smile on my face. Then, there is my spunky girl, Katie. She has a heart of gold and is always there for me when I need her. She can turn my day around and constantly puts others before herself.
The funny thing about my best friends is that I have not seen them in five years. I said my teary goodbye to these friends two years ago on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, wishing that the two weeks of the pre-college camp hadn't flown by so fast. I haven't seen them in forever, but I feel as if I have seen them just yesterday. These girls are my lifelines. They are the ones that I text when I'm stressed and need someone to talk to. These girls comfort me when I'm sad and celebrate my accomplishments when things are going great. No matter the distance, I feel as if they are sitting right by my side, always.
We all have the "best friends we haven't seen." Maybe it's your best friend from camp or that really close family friend you haven't seen in a while. They show us the true beauty of friendship and are proof that someone doesn't have to be right there to be your friend. While I'm a huge fan of hugs, there is something so comforting knowing that you have people that will always have your back, no matter what.
So to the girls who loved me through my awkward freshman year summer phase and bad jokes, Thanks for loving Mexican food and fro-yo almost as much as I did. Thanks for helping me through my SAT practice course and always being the first people that I go to for advice when I need it. Five years apart has made those random "thinking of you" texts that much more special, or random messages on Facebook so much better. Five years has taught me that you don't need a lot of friends, but rather just some really good ones. So to my really great and amazing best friends, I love you and thanks for being a really special part of my life.
