As this summer is ending, school around the corner, I have been reflecting on a lot that happened this summer. Quite frankly, this summer did not go at all how I expected it to go. I did not go to Lolla, I did not go to the beach as much as I wanted to, and didn't get the tan I so desperately wanted! It was mostly spent working endless hours because adulting requires you to pay a lot of bills(you feel).
I graduated high school two years ago and a lot of things have changed since then. Throughout my first year of college, I, unfortunately, lost contact with a lot of friends. I figured that saying "Yes! We will definitely keep in touch and hang out!" would be as easy as it was when it was said, but that wasn't the case. No matter how many times you say it sometimes it just doesn't happen even if you really want it to.
Life gets busy, people go to college near home or miles away, and even when you try to make plans, often they just never go through. Yes, it does suck. You go from spending every day with people that you have the best times with to graduating high school and seeing how they are doing on social media and commenting "I miss you!" Now, I'm not saying this is the case for everyone! The people I spent some of my best times in high school are wonderful people who have been working hard and accomplishing many things in life.
I was so fortunate to leave high school with my best friend Jessica, by my side. I was even more lucky to know that we were heading to the same university. She has always been the type of person to check up on me, ask how I am doing, and drive 20 minutes to get to me to spend time with me, even if it's just an hour. Whether it's going to the mall, sitting at a restaurant eating, or just sitting at the car listening to music and having deep conversations, I am always so grateful to know that the friendship we started in high school has been intact and hasn't changed a bit. If anything, we have become stronger and closer than ever.
Once a while, you go to high school with people that you don't really know or become close till after you graduate. Which is the case with Celeste! I had seen her around high school but never did we talk till we headed to the same university as well. We have been talking for almost a year now and it has always been so easy to talk to her about life. She motivates me to always do better, she believes in me, and most importantly I know that if I were ever to need help in any situation she would be there to lend me a hand. I cherish the friendships that start unexpectedly.
They have seen me at my worst and have never left. I have called them at 10 p.m after a shift because I have been under so much stress and just cried for 20 minutes to let it all out, have typed out paragraphs for them to read, and never once have they complained. They have stayed up with me after parties to have deep conversations that I hold so close to my heart because every single one has been meaningful.
Both of them remind me of all the traits I carry that make me special when I feel worthless. So thank those friends who make you feel that you can conquer the world. Thank those friends that even when life gets busy, they do what the can to get to you. Thank those who stick around through the hard moments and remind you that things will be okay. Those are the friends that last a lifetime. Both of these wonderful girls remind me constantly of what it feels like to have unconditional support and never having to walk through life alone.
