Jan 28

I love my friends. They're so stinken versatile! If you think about it, having friends is like having every single type of Barbie. They make you happy, you have fun with them, they're there if you're upset and need someone to distract you, they let you draw tattoos on them (sometimes), and you can talk to them. Not to mention, there is always at least one that wants to go work out (Sporty Barbie), run to Target or the mall (Malibu Barbie), help you with homework (Career Barbie), listen to music (Retro Barbie), eat food (Ken), shave (Shaving Ken)... I think you get the picture. But above everything there always seems to be one around when you need one. Coming to college I've made so many new best friends. Some of them I honestly don't know how I've managed without knowing them before meeting them here at Purdue. It always scared me when people told me that its rare to stay friends with the people you hung out with in high school. I always wondered why that was and I came to college determined to never let that happen. I have 5 of the best friends I could have ever asked for from high school that I am still just as close (if not closer) with as I was in high school. My friends Katy, Amy, Debbie, Lauren and Elizabeth saw me through all of high school (two of them have stuck with me since elementary school) which included some of the biggest up and down moments of my life. I just don't see how anyone who was as good of friends as I was with these girls during high school (the most "dramatic" four years of your life), could ever let that friendship die out. I'll admit that it is definitely a challenge. Between the five of them and myself we are at 4 different schools and all have our new and different lives. Its weird to think that the people that they have become best friends with, aren't necessarily people I even know a thing about. We're no longer connected by anyone but ourselves. Between completely different class schedules, work schedules, sorority schedules, project schedules, exam schedules, and daily routines, you can imagine how difficult it can be to figure out a time when a phone or Skype call time works out. The truth is though, I love these girls to the moon and back and I know that no matter how long it takes for us to get ahold of each other or see each other, when we finally do its always as if no time has passed at all. Its the same 'ol same 'ol and I absolutely love it. As always I want to make sure that I try my best to always keep in touch with these girls and never have to tell people that its impossible to stay in touch with your high school friends.