Lately I've realized some things that are new or different in my life and how much they're really impacting my life. I've decided to make an ongoing list. Top 10 things that have changed in my life, things that I'm okay with and things that I'm just not feeling. The list will go on and be updated every so often... We'll start with number 1.
1. I have to travel more than 5 minutes to see my boyfriend/best friends.
Big change. The people that I have depend on the most have always been within at least a 5 minute drive. Now, one of them is about 4.5 hours, one is about 2.5 hours, and a couple others are about 1.5 hours... That's not okay. Yes, I'm loving Skype, but that's not the same as sitting in the same room as someone and just venting to them.
Luckily, I've made some great friends that I feel I can confide in. They're awesome. I feel like I've known them for years. But as I just said, it's not the same.
My best friend and I have been (with the exception of the beginning of junior year and last summer) a 15 minute drive, a walking distance, or a 7 minute drive to each other our whole lives. She is now living in Chicago, CHICAGO. Ever since I can remember Rel has always said she wanted to live in Chicago. I should have assumed she would've ended up there, she's been dreaming of it her whole life, but the fact that she's already there and establishing her new life seems so surreal to me.
Last summer I confided a lot in Ty, because Rel was out of reach. From my dad's house, 4 minutes. From my mom's house, 7 minutes. I could get there until 5-10 minutes either way. If I needed anything he could get to me easily, also. But when one person lives by Lake Michigan and the other lives by Detroit, it makes it harder to get to each other. Although, we have been making it work... it's just different (key word here).
I have a group of 9 girlfriends who have been around since 5th grade on. There's really no point in saying that we're really close. We all know things about each other that others don't and we're always there for each other. Each of these people were always within a 15 minute drive from either of my houses, now I have to drive to Lansing, Florida, Illinois, Ann Arbor, Mt. Pleasant, or Saginaw Valley to see any of them!
I know this whole post was just complaining about how I miss people that used to live closer by, but I do understand that times change and that it was bound to happen eventually, I just don't care for it that much right now. I miss my friends and I can't wait until the first holiday break when we will all be reunited.
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