Truly Blessed

Today I have talked to three of my closest friends; Katie, Bailey, and Alex. My very best friends.

Katie and I have special kind of connection. We call each other bitches and fight like sisters, but when it comes down to it, there is no one who I could spend my time with that makes me laugh as much as she does. When I'm having a bad day and am being completely impossible she tells me how much a pain in the butt I'm being, which ironically enough, makes me smile. She doesn't pretend to be okay with the way I act when I'm upset, she tells me how it is, and I respect that. When we're together, no matter if it's every day, or once every month; we always have a good time together.

Bailey and I have been friends for a little over a year. This was probably one of the toughest years that I might have chosen to become her friend. Friends and family have passed away, diseases have tried to take over our bodies, and we've fought our own battles. Many people would bail on me, and many people would have bailed on her, but I would not have had it any other way. I'm more than grateful that she came into my life. She understands me in ways that others couldn't possibly compare. We support, love, and care for each other with "no burdens."

Alex and I have been friends for seven in a half years; since the sixth grade. We have lived, traveled, vacationed, cried, loved, cared, laughed, and fought together. We have definitely had our share of ups and downs, but we always make it through. We don't talk all that often, we don't talk every week, sometimes not even every month, but when we do we always caught up on each others lives. I feel as if with the friendship we have built we will be friends for a long time, maybe not for life. But as we grow older and grow into our own people, away from each other, we will always be able to call or text the other at the most random of times.

To these three girls, and all my other close friends; Sarah, Jackie, Megan, Hollyn, Amee, Tyler, Dylan, Madison, Erika, Haley, Marquita, and Tatyana, I love each of you in different ways and for different reasons. I am truly blessed to have you in my life.