Growing up, I always saw people in their twenties as adults. Now that I am in my twenties, I notice how wrong I was. I guess I assumed they magically got a job, friends, and a badass social life. Now that I am here, with schoolwork piled sky high and responsibilities I would be perfectly fine without, I realize the social aspect of your twenties is also glamorized. I learned that while friends you make in college are wonderful and beautiful friendships, I realized that there is just no friendship like the ones from high school.

Now do not get me wrong, you could not pay me to go back to high school. Let’s get that thrown out there. While I did not exactly love high school, I did find a group of girls that changed my life forever.

As expected, we all graduated and went to different universities and began to live different lives, but we always found a way to keep in touch. We would have a couple reunions every now and then but that is about it. It wasn't until recently that I realized these girls are the ones that always have, and will always be, part of my life.

My first heartbreak was nursed to health through so many laughs and movie nights thanks to these beautiful women. My first kiss was laughed at by these girls. Even my first “curse word” was said with these girls. The memories made with them are the ones that shaped me into the person that I am today.

As I said, we keep up with each other in a group message and a few of us have actually found ourselves at the same university. I actually live with one of them and another one basically lives with us.

While we have all grown up and moved to found out who we want to be and where we want to go, it is easy to realize that it is important to stay together one way or another. These are the girls that have seen me at rock bottom and still loved me with all they had, and these are the girls that I have tried to do the same for.

I am so proud of these women and who they have become. They are intelligent, talented, courageous women and I am blessed to have such a special friendship with them.

To say thank you seems cheesy… and honestly not good enough. I owe you guys so much more than I ever could give. You guys were my childhood, my teenage years, my awkward stages, my highs, my lows, and my favorite memories. I love you guys and I am already looking forward to the next reunion!

XOXO