Some Things Never Change

I have been friends with these girls for almost ten years and I still haven't grown out of making that face when everyone gathers together for a group picture, which is a rarity these days. When I leave, I will no longer be a part of those pictures, if they ever do happen in my absence. So I am going to take the time to write something to these girls who have been the glue that held me together for so long.

Do not ever lose your love for one another, no matter how much you have to tolerate or stress about. It is hard maturing into a different person while maintaining friendships with people who are changing too. Interests conflict, point of views shift, lifestyles alter. Sometimes we are so different it is hard to relate to people who helped define your childhood. But that feeling of closeness always returns with a "remember when?" So even if life leads you elsewhere, even if separating yourself is necessary for the sake of your sanity, never lose that love. I can't claim to be able to count our arguments on one hand. Some seem stupid now. But in the end, when the feud dies, we always go back to how we were: friends. Even after threats have been made and lines have been crossed.

No matter how long we go without speaking, you will be my bridesmaids, you will be the people that I call when I am starting my family, the girls that I cry to when I miss my sailor, my backing if things take a turn for the worst. Always. But if you let that love slip away, that gift that comes so rare these days will be lost to you. Friendship is so fleeting. So is love. We have both.