Words With Purpose

To my best friend and other half, You may only be a few hours from me, but there are days that distance feels more like a whole world away. But there are some things that I want you to know. First, don't ever think that I have forgotten you. In fact, I hope you know that's it's the exact opposite. I talk about you constantly. I talk to people that don't even know who you are, and I tell them stories like "This one time..." and "You won't believe it but..." You come up in almost every conversation I have, no matter who I'm talking to. I hope you do the same about me. I am always wondering if you tell the same crazy stories that I do about our friendships to other people while you're at school too. Do you tell them about that one time we went to that one party? Or that one time that we laughed about that one girl? Because I do. Please don't let your mind wander and assume that I've replaced you with new "college friends." ...

  When I went to college, the only thing I was concerned about was being a new freshman. I wanted to do all of the typical, stereotypical first-year-of-college activities. My only plans were to become besties with my new roommate, meet new people, stay out late, go to frat parties, etc. What I did not plan on, of course, was meeting the love of my life when I was 18 because, let’s be honest, the last thing anyone wants to do is settle down the second they get to college. Settling down means no more strange dates with people your roommate set you up with, and no more (attempted) flirting at parties. But, when cupid strikes, the only thing you can do is give in. Toward the end of my first semester of college, I had been hanging out with a good friend of mine for quite some time. He just so happened to be pretty close with a guy that I had my sights set on for a while. However, this guy I was so into had later started dating one of my girlfriends. Not wanting to be the homewrecker typ...

  It's quite common to have that one friend that is constantly dragging you out when all you want is to stay in. Unless you are that friend, in which case you would be the extrovert in the relationship. But something that not many people realize is that having an extrovert for a best friend is much better than you might think. On those Fridays when you just want to stay in and Netflix and Chill with a bottle of wine, but your BFF drags you out anyways, you should be thankful. Instead of getting irritated that you have to leave your couch and trade your comfy PJ pants for skin-tight jeans, thank her for getting you off your ass and out into public. You might be semi-unhappy about the situation at first, but we both know that by the time the night is over, you'll be having the time of your life. So, instead of wasting your time huffing and puffing about squeezing yourself into that new crop top, relax and trust that your extrovert of a best friend has a good night in store for yo...