Although she does not get to go on single girls trips, get drunk every single night, or hit on cute boys with me, she taught me something so much more important and I truly cannot thank her enough.
I enjoy my nights out... I really do! But she taught me that you can still have those nights out with the security of knowing you are coming home to stability and love. When you are single, you have a totally fun night out and then wake up the next morning and continue on with you single life--there is a sort of loneliness in there. Although marriage is a huge commitment, and so many of our friends joke that they are lame and never do anything, their love and stability has given me something to look forward to.
She taught me to fall in love with actions; fall in love with him because he constantly proves he loves you, needs you and cannot live without you. I often base my feelings on words and things people promise me, but their love has shown me that there will be someone out there that can show me every single day how important I am.
They showed me that marriage at a young age can be a totally kick ass time, and not a life ruining thing. He has been there for every big milestone in her life, and helped her through some really tough times. Now they can spend their life together and support each other with every passing minute and that sounds cooler to me than meeting someone when I am 30 and trying to explain to him that my life has been a roller coaster and praying he will accept it.
Although she settled down early on in her great big life, she has taught me not to settle. The one and only is out there, and wasting time on boys is keeping me from loving myself enough to find Mr. Right. She has loved and supported me despite how busy married life can be.
She has taught me that although my husband should be number one, my friends are important, too, and it is important that they get along. I want my husband to be able to call my best friend for help with things. This has been huge in their marriage, there are times when I have no one else to call but my best friend's hubby and he was there without hesitation.
I love my freedom and my life, but I am so thankful that my best friends gave me something to look forward to.
