Allow me to just brag about how great these girls are! We're a pretty damn diverse group but it's been one of the best things about our group; we do everything from watching football games to wine touring to working out. When I joined my sorority I expected to find some good friends but I never expected to find sisters like this. They bring out the best in me, allow me to rant for hours about pointless shit, and tell me when I'm being too petty. Senior year is here and I'm ready to kill it!
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I started dating this neat guy...kinda by accident actually.
My intentions were to be single for a while so when I agreed to meet up with him for coffee it was more for meeting someone new than anything. But that coffee date lasted 4 hours...and so did the next one...and the next hang out lasted 5 hours...and before I knew it I kinda developed feelings. He's pretty good with his hands and does leather working and metal working and so for my birthday he made this rockin ring for me before I left the country for about 5 weeks. Being home is a weird feeling because I have all these old memories of the place, but none of the same people are around.
Every time I drive down this particular street I think of two things: 1) My best friend lived off this road and we spent our Junior year of high school being inseparable. It was an unexpected friendship to say the least, but a high-quality one. I don't know if she'll ever know that she helped me as much as she claims I helped her. 2) My AP physics teacher was an amazing guy and would meet with us Saturday mornings to do practice problems. After our review sessions a friend and I would both end up driving this road to get home; of course as two young kids with fast, sporty cars, we'd often race each other to the top of the hill. By the end of the year, it was basically a tradition between the two of us. We dated off and on for about 80% of our Sophomore year of high school. We had ups and we had downs...a lot of downs. But we were determined to make it work.
We were best friends that had feelings for each other, but things never seemed to play out well for us. Despite that, we had numerous great memories and I learned a lot from our time together. We don't really talk anymore, but I sometimes I think back to the fun we'd had and the love and care we had for each other. It's been ages since we've talked but I still wish him the best in life and hopefully he's happy doing whatever he's doing. Throwback to Freshman year of high school when I was head over heels in love with this guy.
We didn't even know each other's name for the first few weeks we were talking. I was a freshman and he was a senior; we won cutest couple in the school, and nobody believed we could continue our relationship after he graduated. But we proved them wrong and had an amazing relationship that left me with a lot of good memories and expectations. By now, we've both found our own special someone and I feel so lucky to have spent so much time with such a genuinely good guy. Once upon a time I had a best friend...a best friend who became more than a best friend...a best friend who became a lost friend.
Once upon a time I had a crush, a crush that developed into a relationship, a relationship that potentially had love. A relationship where we watched cartoons together on Sundays and went on dinner dates just because. A relationship where he brought me flowers just to see me smile. A relationship where trust was broken and optimism began to outweigh reality. A relationship where everyone involved was confused. A relationship that ended a great friendship. A relationship that I look back on and smile...but sadly. A relationship that I don't miss but that I acknowledge as important. I liked a guy...a guy who didn't know I liked him...or maybe didn't care. We shared a stolen kiss one night and never repeated it again. I crushed on him for a year with nothing happening between us. It made no sense, I'd tell myself, he wasn't even that great of a guy...but for some reason...for a short time in my life, I liked this guy...
"Look into each others eyes very seriously"
This girl right here is one of my many best friends, she's been there through thick and thin, she helped my love and I get together, and our minds are so in sync it's kind of scary. We didn't get to get really close until senior year, but we sure as hell made it count. From long nights on the seawall having deep conversations until 2 a.m. to homecoming week where we dressed up as Iron Men to Christmas to prom to graduation. We were together through it all and even though it's been a year since I've seen her I still have mad love for her <3 First college football game I've ever gone to. I didn't grow up getting to go to college football games, and definitely not in the loud, chaotic, energetic student section. Since I got the ticket from a friend who couldn't go, I didn't have anyone to go with. I showed up to the game alone, got some popcorn, and watched the game. Towards the end of the third quarter as people started leaving due to the cold, I got surrounded by people who actually watch and understand football. As we started coming back, we got more and more excited. During a time-out I decided to pull out my phone and take the first selfie of the game. As I did so, the girl next to me who I had shared my popcorn with, and the guys behind me who I had shared in cheering with, jumped in the photo. And this is how I came to posses a photo in which I know the names of nobody in the picture besides myself...just a picture with a bunch of fun, football-loving strangers.
I guess it's time to talk about the love of my life. My amazing boyfriend of two years: Cory. We met by accident...well the second time. We first met in physics (although never officially) when I sat in front of him for an entire school year. Although he claims we worked on a problem on the board together, all I remember was asking him what he got for an in-class problem. The whole year went by and I never formally met him nor did I talk to him about non-school related things. At the end of the summer I went into a dive shop to sign up for scuba-diving classes and who did I see: the shy guy who sat behind me in physics. He used some "progression chart" for scuba-diving as an excuse to talk to me and it didn't really work. What actually got me to talk to him was my mom asking what college he was attending. Fast forward a month and add in an entertaining first date, a strong encouraging from a mutual friend, and we began dating. Fast forward two years and add in romantic surprises (for both of us), a lot of pictures (most of them silly), a lot of "I love you"s, a whole bunch of skype calls, a little over a year of long distance, uncountable laughs and smiles, a huge amount of cheesy jokes and pick-up lines, and you've basically got the summary of our relationship. I learn something new and fall even deeper in love with this man every day that we spend together. With him I've gotten to experience a lot of new things: prom-posal, riding on a motorcycle, going snowboarding, bringing a date to a wedding, having a relationship that's lasted at least a year, surviving long distance, traveling across the country to see each other. He knows just what to say when I'm down and just what not to say when I'm mad, he totally understands me 100% and I have never loved someone more than I love him. P.S. it's also our two year anniversary today <3 |
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October 2017
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