Friends

I have always been one of those people who put a lot of stock in friends. Sometimes they let you down, but if they are good friends then it will pass. I have always been one of those people who sees the good in people until they show me their bad side and it effects me negatively. Some people may say that my friends are more important to me than anything else. Well when you’re my friend I consider you my family and if you have been my friend for a long time then you will always be considered part of my life no matter how long it has been since we have talked.

I realized this even more over this weekend. My friend Anna is here visiting from Texas. I have known Anna since first grade and we went through school being friends and became great friends as we got in high school. She moved away about 7 years ago and it was so hard. I saved up my vacation time so that I could go see her in Nashville as much as I wanted, and this went on for a few years. Then Anna met the love of her life and got married and had kids, and our carefree hanging out changed. But it changed for the good in her life. She is happy and loved and has 2 beautiful children. I hadn’t seen her for 5 years until this weekend, and it seems like we never stopped being close. We talked like we never stopped talking and we hung out like we never missed a year. She made me think of all the friends that have come and gone in my life and we talked about the old days and about the fun times we used to have and the people that we always hung out with. It made me miss the good old days. It also made me thankful for the people that I have shared experiences with. I was happy to hear that people that still mean a lot to me are doing well in their lives, even if I haven’t seen some of them for years.

I just want to say thank you to all of my friends for the experiences that you have brought into my life.