friends

ever since we moved last june, i've been thinking alot about friends. i'm at a time in my life where having good friends is such a pivotal thing. if you don't have a good group of friends in highschool, well good luck. i don't have as many friends at school as i would like, and it's been really hard. i have a hard time relating to all the girls with their vera bradley backpacks, two hundred dollar boots, and j-crew tops. bascially, that means i can count on my hands how many good friends of the girl gender i have at school: 5. i have plenty of guy friends though, so i'm not really complaining. i don't mind not having to deal with any of the drama that comes with girls anyways. of course, the friends who i rely on most are all girls. but they're different, and each one of them was put into my life for a different reason. as a child, i had a friend who i did everything with, we went to the same school, went to church together, and our moms were best friends. we dressed alike, wore the same halloween costumes, and despite the small height difference, people were constantly asking as to whether or not we were twins. but then when i was eight we moved to utah. you think that you know who you are as an eight year old, but people change, and i after a few years i found it alot harder to relate to this person. now we're a different type of best friends, i know she's always got my back, and i love her so much. but we don't talk every day.
friend number two and i had an interesting beginning, it was my eighth grade year and i had just broken my foot. as i hobbled out to lunch on crutches, there sat a new girl, with the jonas brothers lunch box i had looked everywhere for. in my mind we were natural enemies, but soon we became great friends. being older, and living in the same state, our friendship continued to get stronger and stronger. we didn't fight ever. until i found out i was moving and everything temporarily fell apart. we both came to our senses though. she has been there for me through thick and thin, with all of my challenges and trials i've had in the past year i've gotten nothing but support from her. i love our crazy texts and our two am skype calls. i love the fact that no matter where she is, or what time it is, she's always a phone call away. i know her and i will be in eachothers lives for a long time, and i wouldn't have it any other way.
as you would imagine, friend number three and i haven't been close for very long, but in the short time i've had her in my life things have gotten so much better. i never thought we weould be as close as we are now. she seemed so much different than i am. but after talking for awhile we came to the realization that we listen to the same music, watch ALL of the same tv shows, and have similar goals in life. she's just as crazy and spontaneous as i am and i already feel like i can talk to her about anything. i can't wait to see what's to come of our friendship, and i can't wait to go to school with her AND HOPEFULLY play basketball together. we shall see about the basketball thing.
i'm not sure why i felt the need to tell you about my friends, it's mostly mumble jumble and word vomit. but hey- i had something on my mind and what better place to talk about it than on my blog nobody really reads :P
i'm so happy with where my life is right now, the friends i'm making, and who i've become. i'm just content. right now i'm currently anticipating spring break, and then utah. but i'm just trying to take things one week at a time. march is turning out to be a pretty great month so far, and i can't wait to see what else it has in store for me.
forever and always,
sarah leslie