True friendship is FELT not SAID.

Lately it has hit me that life is fixing to take a whole new spin. I am a senior in college, and the time that people tell you are the "best years of your life" is almost up. My life has been impacted so much by my time at Freed-Hardeman but mostly by my friends here. And while I'm lucky to have so many great and close friends here, four have been by my side all four years. I had no idea that I would become a part of a group of 5 girls who refer to themselves as the "roommates". Lauren Hickman, Bonnie Davis, Beth Wade, Emma Danley, and myself make up the roommates. Lauren, Bonnie, Beth, and I are seniors, which is scary for many different reasons, but it is also because our time together is almost up. I think all four of us are scared because what are we suppose to do next? Who are we going to be friends with? Where do we go? Home? Move away? Are we still going to be close?

Well last night answered the last question for me. Last night D-time, who is Lauren, picked me and Emma up with Bonnie and Beth in the car. We of course turned the music up and started dancing, and D told us we were going to ghost ride like we did our freshman year. Those of you who don't know what that is, it is when you put the car in drive but everybody opens their doors and gets out while the car idles down the road with nobody inside, all of us dancing outside and running to keep up with the moving car. (mom if you read this don't freak out) Of course, we all were laughing so hard we almost couldn't keep up with the car, and one time I had to stop in the middle of the road, cross my legs, and pray that I didn't pee all over myself. Just to watch everybody jump back in the car made my night and thinking about it now I'm laughing because I can see D stutter stepping/bouncing to get back in the car. But ghost riding with them isn't what makes me know we are going to be "roommates" for life. It is how we can rarely ever hang out anymore, but when we do it is like we have never been apart. It is like the five of us are puzzle pieces and every time we are together, we fit perfectly, each one of us feeding off the others laughter. I will forever be changed by these four best friends of mine. I know come May we are all going separate ways, but I also know that whether we get back together right after graduation or if it's when we are 35, we are going to all pick up where we left off.

Dear Lord, Thank you! Thank you for all of the people you have brought in my life and made an impact on me during my college years. Thank you for my roommates and my four beautiful best friends especially right now. Please lead us in whatever you want us to do and take care of Bonnie, Beth, Lauren, and E as life for all of us is about to change. Let us always remember we have each other and all of the memories we have made together make up who we are, but most importantly let us remember we have You.