Friends. Shifts. Love.

This semester, well, this year really, I have had a lot of shifts in my social life, a lot of shifts in my friendships. I've gone from August to May, and while some of my friends are still the same, a lot are new, and the intensity of the friendships have changed, with everyone. I have to say that this year was by far the most filled with change that I've ever experienced. But, now, standing here, on May 7th, looking back on my junior year of college, as hard and as trying as it was, I'm glad I had the friends that I had, and the friends that I have now.

The biggest shift was probably Christy moving to Kennesaw. There was an intimidate drop in how often I saw her. Instead of seeing her every day, or at least every other day, I now see her, if I'm lucky, once a month. I'm going down to see her today, and I'm so excited. I miss her so much. It's not heatlthy to not see my best for this long. Really.

The next shift was the shift from being super close with Chelsea, Jordan, Mark, and Emma, to really only being passing friends with them. This is not to say that I'm not friends with them at all anymore, because I am, there just isn't that closeness and intesnity anymore. At first, it was really hard on me, but now I'm okay with it, because of the shift of new friends that have entered my life.

Along with this shift away from them, there's sort of been a shift away from the theatre in general. Not because I'm not there, because I'm still there all the time. I worked on every show this semester. I've just had this shift away from the people there. Aside from Erin Dubyak, really, who I've grown closer to, not because of the theatre, but because of my invlovment with Empower and the Vagina Monologues, etc.

I have this new group of friends that I really enjoy spending time with. These people are: Kali McMillian, Rachel Childs, and Kim Curl. There are a few others in this group, but these three girls have really been a wonderful part of my life in the last couple of months. I'm so thankful for their presense in my life. Kali is there when I need encouragment, Rachel when I need a voice of reason, and Kim when I need in-between the two. I love them all. I hope they all know how much their friendships have meant in my life.

Some other people who've been a part of my life and helped to make it happy are: Amelia DuMond, Tammy Robinson, Cory Johnson, Lindsey Glass, Sonya Freeman-Moss, Terry Henderson, Hether Scheel, and really many others. Thanks guys. =].

Now, I know it probably seems like I'm leaving someone out, but really, I'm just saving her for last. =]. Someone who has become my best friend and changed my life for the better. Someone who, when I think about, I smile, because I know that she will be my best friend for a long time. She has been there for me when no one else has. In times when I'm being stupid and silly about one thing or another, and in times when I'm feeling really low and I just need a friend. She's been there to act like 12-year-old with me, but to then turn around and be a friend who is more mature than anyone I know. I am beyond blessed to have her in my life and I cannont even express how much her friendship means to me. Last night, she and I had a conversation where we went over the lowlights and the highlights of our year, and I told her that our friendship was one of the biggest and most important highlights of the whole year. She then told me that my friendship means so much to her, and that I have really blessed her life. That made me so happy. Emily Williams, I love you, girl. Thank you so much for being my friend. I'm so glad you are in my life. I'm also glad I'm getting to be closer to Jonah. I love him, and I am so happy for you in that situation. You are beautiful, your heart is kind, and your soul shines.

All right. I'm done being sappy.

Yay life and yay summer and yay friends.

Love love.

SAC