Best Friends...

I spent the evening with one my very best friends that I have not seen very much lately, though I wish it were different. I feel like a have a handful of best friends and contemplating what makes a best friend exactly, I have discovered that the people who I consider to be my best friends are those that 1) I look up to and have many characteristics I really would like to have 2) love me unconditionally even when I feel like the biggest screw up on earth 3) can be completely normal around me even after going months without talking due to busy lives 4) make my heart jump out of my chest when I see them and 5) put up with my bratiness (trust me, I'm the biggest brat you will ever meet!).

All of my best friends have taught my some very important lessons and have helped me to grow in so many ways. Tonight I was told that I have grown up so much in the past 4 years. I was told of how much confidence I have gained and how intelligent I have become. As the conversation proceeded and I was told of all the different ways I have improved and grown, I couldn't help but think to myself "the reason why I am person that I have become is because of the friends that I have". I have been on my own for a long time now. I have had a job since I was 14 and lived on my own since my senior year of high school. The great and positive influences in my life have been from the amazing people and friends that surround me. I have learned of who I want to be because of who they are. It goes to show of how people can really influence your life, while at the same times makes me wonder how many look up to me the same way I do to my best friends. It's a little unnerving knowing who I am and how many improvements I feel are necessary in my life.I have included pictures in this blog of some of my very best friends...