Think about the friends that you have. They’re probably just like you, or like things similar to the things that you like. But whatever the reason may be, there’s something there that just makes you click and your clan just really form. But there’s always going to be a time when you befriend someone who doesn’t fit this crowd or who manages to fall out of the crowd. Are your friends still the same as the ones you started with?

I’ve always heard people tell me that the people I was friends with when I started something won’t be the friends I have when I finish something. But I’ve always brushed off that comment. I mean, I know that friends come and go and I don’t really fight for them to stay. But it’s crazy to think that the people who once meant so much could start to mean so little. Yet, people who you once only knew in passing could become some of the best friends in the world.

As I finish up the first semester of my senior year, I reflect on the friends that are at my side now. They aren’t the friends who were by my side when I started college. Hell, they aren’t all even the same group of friends that were by my side when I started this semester. That seems so strange to me. Yet, the group of friends that I have now are some of the most supportive friends in the world.

The friends that I surround myself with at this stage in my life are friends who are going to build me up and add something to my life. They aren’t going to tear me down and they aren’t going to just be there. I know that if I have a problem, I can go to them. They might not have the solution. They might not even have an answer, but I know that they’ll have a long series of GIFs to send along the way to make even the darkest days a little better.

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure where this thing called friendship was going to go when we met. We were very different. We had a few mutual friends, but other than that we lived very different lives. But we made it work and it worked very well.

At first, I wasn’t sure how to act around you. I wasn’t sure if I could be my sassy self with you, or if that was something you’d find as rude. I wasn’t sure what you thought of me, so I held it in. But once we warmed up to each other, it was like we’d been friends for years. Becoming friends with you has become one of the best decisions of my entire life.

It goes to show that people don’t have to fit a certain mold to be your friend and really fit into your life. Yet, you might not fit the “mold” but you fit a mold into my life. You are literally a perfect addition into my life and I’m not sure how I’ve made it this long without being friends. Let’s face it, you’re kind of just like me.

So thanks for entering my life when you did and being the pick me up I needed. Thank-you for always keeping me on track and offering me the words of wisdom that I needed. Thanks for always being up for day drinks because sometimes life is hard and it’s the little things that get us through. Thanks for the late nights where you listen to me.

Sometimes the world knows just what you need most and gives it to you at the right time. I didn’t realize that I needed you, but the universe knew better than me. But I’m not going to complain and now you’re stuck with me.