"Because I knew you I have been changed..."

  

For good. For the best. 

Tyler was in my first grade class when I moved to Hernando. Bradley and I have been on each others nerve since the fourth grade. Heather, well it wasn't exactly normal from the beginning. Here we are our Senior year of high school and the memories we had made thus far were THE BEST!

These three people have encouraged me, taught me and explored with me! It wasn't always easy for sure but here we are! Still best friends. I know them better than I know myself sometimes. 

It can be overwhelming thinking about how old we are all getting but it's also reassuring to know that they will be there to help me remember how to be young again even when we are all married with jobs and children. 

Jessie-changed-my-life-Kennon would have to be my most RECENT bestie, if you can call her that. My Junior year of high school I was in "Grease" and Jessie had a cast/birthday party at her house. I will NEVER tell the story of that night on here but all you need to know is bonding between Jessie and I was inevitable after that night. She and I understand one another like none other. I can remember squeezing her hands when we found out the results for numerous choirs and when the plane lifted off for our trip to Europe, looking into her eyes every time we sing "For Good", when she scratches my head and sings to me when I am sad, that ONE big fight we had that ended in both of us crying because we didn't mean to hurt the other, and adding years onto our life by laughing so much. 

 Please don't let me mislead you. I have four of the most wonderful best friends in the world but they are not my best friends because we NEVER fought or never lied to each other. They are my best friends because we allowed each other to learn and grow and still never gave up on them no matter what AWFUL decisions we all made. And we will make more, PLENTY MORE! But I can't wait to encourage them, learn with and from them, and explore more of life with them for bad and For Good...

" I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason, bringing something we must learn. 

And we are led to those who help us most to grow if we let them. And we help them in return 
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true But I know I'm who I am today because I knew you."