There are points in time throughout my four years here in college, that I have missed my best friends from high school terribly. We may have moved on with our lives, going exciting places and meeting lots of new people, but I will never forget these people. They have made me who I am, reminded me that I am not alone even in my darkest hours. We grew up together in a sleepy little town called Culver in a place we took for granted until we left it's beautiful grounds. You are the people that I credit for making me who I am to this day. My sweet and beautiful Aline, don't ever change who you are. You expect the most of people and see only the good things. Keep calling me at one o'clock in the morning and know that I will always be on the other end of the telephone no matter what. You are my inspiration, and I can truly say that you are one of the best friends that I have ever had. Gorgeous and hilarious Christine, who always has something funny to say. We always laughed at you for some of the ridiculous things you said, but know that no matter what no one can take away that you are one of the longest friends that I have ever known. 17 years and counting...how is that even possible? You have never let me down, and as long as I live I will never forget those days we spent as roommates, you were always my favorite :-) My lovely Meags, who always stood at the butt of our jokes for years, thank you for always being our punching bag, and knowing that it was all out of love. You were my shoulder for so long, and always there when I just needed to talk. We were all jealous of how intelligent and funny you were, and none of us dared to argue with you because we always knew that we would loose. We've been together through heartbreak, more mistakes than we can count, and more laughter than my tummy can handle. My crazy loving Alex, you will forever be my puff the magic dragon. We had so many nights together of mischief, giving the dorm moms hell trying to keep up with you, me and Elise. I am loving the person that you have become, such a world traveler and a beautiful lady. I enjoyed the time we spent together growing up at Culver, doing all our sports together, and supporting each other through everything that came our way. You are so so strong, I am so proud of all that you have accomplished! My gorgeously stunning Ana Paula, the past two summers working together were better for me than the three years of high school we were friends. You are an amazing and inspiring peson, for going through so much you still have a reason to smile. I am proud of you for going someplace different for school, because we know that San Diego is as you can get. You are now sailing the sea like the adventuress that you are; don't ever forget how stunning you are. My sarcastic wonderful Elise, how many times you have made me laugh so hard I cried. How many times we made fun of coaches just because, and they struggled to handle our complete laziness in cross country. I can see now that with your help, I was never cut out to be a distance runner...then again, I guess we'll leave that up to Alex! You have been through so so much, I want you to do the things that make you happy, and never forget how truly funny you are. My strong independent Bisi, who never let me forget that I was never as strong as you were. You would remind me by flipping me over on my back if I ever said something too smart or too sarcastic. I admire your strength, your beauty, and I know because of that fantastic attitude of yours you will be successful in whatever path that you choose to take. My gorgeous bubbly loud Dara you never failed to bring a smile to my face and laughter to my lips. Even on the toughest Culver winter days, you brought out the best in everyone with your loud beautiful laughter, crazy dance moves and there was sunshine whereever you went. I was always envious of your chicago style, and knew I could count on you to entertain me no matter how long the mini bus ride. It was you that I had to thank for keeping me humble by breaking the long jump record two minutes after I broke it. Hey, I would rather have one of us take it than someone else. You inspire me in every way...
I love love you all, and know as we all look to this spring's upcoming graduation and we travel all over the world pursuing our hopes and dreams, I won't forget those days we spent by the lake, learning from each other and growing up into the ladies that we will become.
Happy Sunday, I hope that yours was as lazy as mine was...after all that's what Sundays are for :)
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