**friends**
Friends are a funny thing. Sometimes you meet someone and you know instantly that you'll be friends... sometimes you meet someone and you want to get to know them better.. and sometimes you meet someone and you want to stab them in the neck. I have met my fair share of all of those types of people... but sometimes first impressions aren't everything and you realize later in the friendship that they're really pretty awesome... or that they're backstabing douchebags who didn't deserve the time you gave them.
I've had the privilege to get to know Ronni these last few years.. it's been a SLOW process, and one that I've kind of drug my feet on, but honestly I don't know why I didn't do this sooner. We are SO alike, we get along great and we really get each other. It's so easy to talk to her and we laugh soooo much. Life is so much better now that we can talk and joke and really be ourselves. We are stuck together for life and even if it's not by blood or marriage... we're family. She's the reason I can get through to Steven sometimes and it's nice to have a translator :)
I've also been thinking a lot about some other friendships in my life. One in particular.. who just seems to be drifting away from me even further than before. This person used to be so close to me and now I don't think the path my life has taken and the path their life has taken can hold on to each other much longer. They will always be in my life, because I love them too much and have invested way too much time with them to ever fully let them go, but I can just feel the shift in this relationship. It's scary. But I've been through this kind of shift with them and other really good friends before, and we always seem to come out of the other side a little bruised and scratched but mostly okay.
Dane is going to leave me. I can't tell you how hard that is for me. I'm excited for him to start a new chapter in his life and I'm SO excited for him to start living his dream.. or living a life close to his dream so he can GET his dream, but I'm going to be a mess without him.
B&K are going to have a baby! I can't wait until Reese is born. These last few weeks are DRAGGING ON! I just want to hoooold her! :) I love hanging out with Brent and Katie. They make me laugh SO much and always make me feel better when I'm having a bad day/ night/ life/ whatever :)
My parents. Weird right? I'm actually getting closer to them as I test out this whole "I'm an adult" tactic with them. Who'd of thunk it right? It's easier and harder. I miss them a lot, but I know if I went back to "the way things were" (ie, living with them..) It would go back to the way it was. Absence makes the heart grow fonder right?
Anywho. I'm done rambling.
Maybe.
<3