"friendship isn't a big thing, it's a million little things."

Friendships are difficult.  They take a lot of time and effort and love and care and time.

Tonight I got to spend a lot of time with my friend Yvette.  We went to dinner together, and ended up sitting and talking for over two hours.  I really liked that.  We got to stop and take a break from homework and the stress of being "pre-pharmacy kids" and just sit and talk and relax like normal people.  This kind of time is so rare for us, so I'm so thankful for it.  After dinner, we had a super-fun Saturday night complete with 4 loads of laundry, countless homework assignments, chips and salsa, laughs, and chats.  Now we get to have a sleepover like we're seven years old again.

I like our friendship because we can be so honest with each other.  It is so easy for me to talk to her about whatever is going on from homework to friends to careers to life in general.  We didn't really do anything big or fabulous tonight, but by simply doing little things together and spending our time with one another, it was great.

I really want relationships to be a main focus in my life, and I feel like they are especially important right now in my life.  I want to work hard and devote time to strengthening my relationships and making new relationships.  I don't want to forget about friends or put them on the back burner even if I have hours of homework to do.  I want to be proud of my friends and my friendships.  I want them to be part of my life definition.

(I've been really bad about taking pictures lately, but this is Yvette and me during recruitment this year.)