Day 19: Friends. The real kind.

November 19, 2011

Disclaimer: Dom and Mike both say that this blog post is a repeat from Day 17 (“YOU”), and “a little generic”… I feel differently, because to me, each person, regardless of how close to them I am makes me “me”… and without each life encounter, I wouldn’t be who I am today… and today’s is much much more personal, beyond the casual encounters and acquaintances… but, to each their own, and this is what I’m thankful for today… so judge me all you want. xo

California is gorgeous. As I write this from my balcony (it’s a sunny, warm enough 65 degrees) before headed to San Diego’s Food and Wine Festival pre-shopping for boots to keep my toes warm in Chicago (likely a bad combination… wine then shopping?) I can’t help but think of how lucky I am to have the life that I live.

However, with that said, it’s that time of the year where family and friends become incredibly important (not that they’re not always, but you know, the holiday season and all…) and here I am, largely alone, and 2500 miles away from my very closest friends and family. That is not the point of this blog…

Today, I am thankful for my friends. The real ones. The ones who continue to be there for me.

Let’s not fool ourselves, this move has been the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. No regrets, not a single one… but it’s been tough leaving the people who mean the most to me, and feeling as though I’m starting over on many, many levels. Before I moved, I told a few people that it’d only be a matter of time until they forgot about me… or got bored with me… they know who they are, and I was right. They did, and that’s neither here nor there… however, it really really really means a lot to me to know who cares the most. The people who I knew would always be there, and the ones who (I’ll admit) have stuck around when I wouldn’t have expected them to. I’m a really lucky girl to have the people in my life that I do, and just wanted to say thank you to the friends who proved me right by forgetting about me, the ones who proved me wrong by being better friends than I would have ever expected them to be, and the ones who I know are, and will always be, there for me.

Thank you. xoxo AP.