When He gave me my friends and family!!!
This week has been a week filled with late night phone calls and running up my cell phones minutes! I have found that this week has shown me the true meaning of friendship and why God allows so many amazing people to come into my life. It started on Monday night when I went “home” (my hometown) to get my hair done…ladies, my hair was in bad shape and needed a “pick-me-up”! Afterwards, I called my parents to see if they wanted to meet for dinner before I headed by to Gainesville. They said they would love to and we agreed to meet at our favorite Mexican restaurant in town. Monday was also my Aunt Christy’s 40th birthday (yep, she’s getting old!) so I called to see if she wanted to meet up with us as well for a little birthday dinner. She agreed so off we went! As I was sitting in the booth talking with my family, it really hit me how blessed I am to have such an amazing family. They have honestly been through EVERY up and down that I have encountered in my short 23 years. I honestly have no clue where I would be without them! As we were eating, one of my dear friends and sorority sisters, Blair, walked in with her sweet mama. I haven’t seen Blair since our senior graduation! I loved being able to chat with her for a few minutes. Not only did I get to see Blair, but I also had several other friends, from high school, walk in and it was great to see their smiling faces. Sometimes, I really do miss being in my hometown! We had so much fun eating and celebrating the birth of my OLD aunt!! ☺ Love you Christy!
On Wednesday, I was able to surprise one of my co-workers at school with a bouquet of flowers. She was having an AWFUL day on Tuesday at school, with just all the stress that goes with being an elementary school teacher, well any grade teacher for that matter, in today’s world. She came to me after school and I could just tell that she had had one of those days that, let’s be honest, I have had plenty of times this year. Not because we work in a bad school, that’s NOT it at all, it’s just because this career is very challenging. I ensured her that things would get better and encouraged her to just be strong and do her job, which she is amazing at! That being said, I stopped by Publix and saw some gorgeous flowers so I added them to my basket. I snuck into her room on Wednesday morning and put them on her desk. She came in my room shortly after she got to school and was so appreciative. I love being able to surprise people and being able to brighten someone’s day!
On Thursday, I received a frantic text from one of my best friends, Haley. She was freaking out about something to do with school and she needed my help. After I got on the phone with her, and I helped to try and solve her dilemma, we started talking and catching up since we had not spoken in about a week. It was exactly the kind of conversation that I needed to have that night! Let me give you a little background on how Haley and I met. Haley graduated from Gainesville High School the same year that I graduated from Stephens County High School. We both chose NGCSU as our college of choice. We also both chose Donovan Resident Hall as our “home” our freshman year and we were both assigned to the same floor. I had a random roommate, Sherika (who I am so blessed to be able to call one of my best friends now), and Haley had a random roommate as well, Liz. Haley and I ended up being in all the same college classes because we were both in an Education Learning Community. Our friendship started, from what I remember, almost immediately. Haley is so full of energy and she is so much fun to be around. As our classes almost killed us, and we both didn’t go through sorority recruitment, we became closer and closer as friends. Sophomore year we decided to room on the same floor in Own Resident Apartments and continued to have so much fun! Haley joined Phi Mu Sorority in January of our sophomore year and I was extended an open bid from Alpha Gamma Delta in February of our sophomore year…even though we were in different organizations, we were both Greek and we began having, looking back now, the time of our lives! We had so much fun. Junior year our friendship continued to grow. We were not together all the time because we lived in different apartment complexes but when we were together, it was like no time had elapsed! Senior year, Haley decided to change her major so we didn’t have classes together. I hated not having every single class with Haley but I knew that changing her major was going to be a great choice for her. All of this leads to me telling you that Haley is still at NGCSU, she lives in Gainesville (which is where I now live), and we still don’t see each other that much but when we do talk or get to see each other, it is AWESOME! Haley knows me so well and knows exactly what to say to help me get through the hard times. Haley, if you are reading this, THANK YOU so much for the “pep talk” Thursday night. You always tell me the truth, as harsh as I feel it is at times, because you know that is what I need to hear!
After I got back to my apartment Thursday night, I also got to talk to one of my sorority sisters, Katrice. Katrice is one of the funniest girls I know and she always makes me laugh so hard…and Thursday night was no exception! I had so much fun being able to talk to her about the most random things! Another reason I am so blessed!
Friday, I headed “home” for the weekend. I spent the night with my Aunt Michelle and Uncle Johnathan. I always have so much fun when I am at their house and that night was no different. Habersham County was under a Tornado Warning or Watch or something like that, I hate weather, so everyone was freaking out. That is, everyone but me! I told them that I was headed upstairs to go to bed and not to wake me up to go to the basement if the tornado was coming because I was perfectly okay with it toting me away!!
There is a long story behind why I spent the night with them but that story will have to wait until tomorrow to post about!!
I tell you all about my week to show you just a glimpse of how truly BLESSED I am!! Words will never be able to explain how much I appreciate all the individuals that I have mentioned in this post or the individuals that I plan to post about in the future! I hope that each of you have at least one friend similar to one of mine because your life will be ever changed by a great friendship! I am also eternally grateful for my relationship with Jesus Christ and if you don’t have a relationship with Him, your life will be COMPLETELY CHANGED and I encourage you to strive for a relationship with Him.
I love each of you and I hope that you have enjoyed learning about SOME of my closest friends!
