A weekend at the lake

A weekend at the lake is always a great time. This past weekend I got the chance to go up and see some of my friends from school and it was a great time. My friend and I left early Friday morning to drive three hours. The drive up there was not bad at all it was very relaxing which is very surprising because most of the time I don't really like driving. I was so excited when I got there I felt like I hadn't seen my friends in such a long time. We got there and put our stuff down and headed straight to the lake. I love to be out on any kind of boat. It is just so relaxing and it just frees your mind. I had gone into this weekend a little confused about some things and just a little tired from the week. So once I was on the lake it was great to just have this feeling of relief that I didn't have to worry about anything that the things back at home didn't matter anymore. As the weekend went on I just got to spend some time with my friends catching up and just talking about memories that we had. We got to go swimming and tubing which I am a little sore from. I also got to do a lot of thinking. I had time to just sit on the boat and look around and see all the beautiful things around me. As I said I went into the weekend very confused but as I sat there and just had time to think things became a lot clearer to me. I realized that the things I was confused about were not important that there was no reason for me to be upset about the things I was upset about or to even worry about the things that I was worried about. I realized that in time things will work out that there is nothing I can do right now to make things work out. I cannot make something happen but I have to trust God and let him be the one who makes things right between people. While I am sore from tubing this weekend was so great and I am so glad that I got to see my friends and just relax for a little while.

Chicago

Today I took a trip with my parents and a friend to Chicago. This trip was kind of out of the blue but I had a day off work and I needed to get out of Indiana. So we took a trip to Chicago. I picked Chicago because I hadn't been there in a really long time and because I love cities so much. Even just going downtown is great. I don't know what it is about cities but I love them. There is always so much going on and there is so much to look at.While we got closer to Chicago I began to get really excited.This is just what I need is what I was thinking when we pulled into the city. As day went on I began to realize how much I liked Chicago. I hadn't been there since I was little so I don't remember a whole lot about it. As day went on I thought to myself I could see myself maybe living here when I get out of college. Like I have said before I have realized that I am probably going to have to live in a big city with the career that I have chosen. My first choice would definitely still have to be L.A. because I love California.However if that doesn't work out then I could settle for Chicago I mean they do have a beach it's just not the ocean.The trip to Chicago was great. I felt very at peace with life on the way back home and it was just a good time to spend time with friends and family.

Friends

Friends are a gift from God. Friends are people who get you through the day when you think you aren’t going to make it. Over the past few years I have begun to realize that it isn’t about how many friends you have or how good looking your friends are. It is about how close you are to your friends. I have been lucky enough to have some pretty great friends over the years. Some were just in my life for a little while. While others have stuck around. The ones that have stuck around are the ones that mean the most to me. Not to say that my other friends who have gone a different way don’t mean anything to me. However the friends who have stayed by my side are the ones who have impacted my life the most. They have made me the person that I am today. Without them I really don’t know who I would be. I have realized though lately who are my true friends. There are some people in my life who say they are my friends however the way they sometime act make me question if we are really friends like they say. Now I know that friends are going to disappoint you and they aren’t always going to be there for you. However some of my friends lately have really surprised me with what they say to me and to my other friends. This has made me appreciate my true friends more. I love my friends who will just sit there and listen to me vent most of the time about boys or just what has gone on during the day. I have a friend who I have been friends with since middle school. Never would I have thought when I met her that we would still be friends. Not to say I got a bad impression when I met her. I just knew that it was hard to keep friends especially when you hit high school. However we made it through high school and I am so thankful to have her in my life. We are always there for each other and we always vent to each other. Most people who meet us I think would be surprised that we are so close because to be honest we are complete opposites. We have some things in common but for the most part we are two different people. I am so blessed to have her in my life. Friends are always supposed to be there for you. Over the past few weeks I have lost some friends however I know that is for the best and that the friends that are with me now will be with me for a very long time. Friends are what get me through the day. I would not be the person I am today without my friends.