12 Days of Graduation: Lifelong Friends

I am so sorry my faithful readers! Last night I went back to Coppell and I didn't take my computer!
So Todays post will just have to count as two...

So, I took a day trip to good ole Dallas/Coppell yesterday all for two wonderful people named Clayton and Whitney Fike. I first met Clayton Graham Fike when I was eight and he was nine. We went to the same camp through Fellowship even though neither of us went to that church. We actually both went to First Baptist Church of Coppell, where we would meet again a couple of years later. Clayton has always been cute and at camp all the girls had crushes on him. If I could go back I would probably brag about the fact that dear old Clayen would end up being one of my life long friends.

I am so blessed to have this special little group of friends from home who have become my 'second family'. They are the people that I know without a shadow of a doubt will be at my wedding, know my kids, maybe my grandkids, and be at my funeral if they don't go meet Jesus first. It is kind of crazy to know that you know that you know that their are people who are truly in it for the long haul with you.

The other great thing about friends like that is the fact that you really don't have to be in contact everyday or even every month to stay close. We have just already lived so much life together that there is no way we could ever really drift. When I went to see Clay and Whit yesterday it was the first time I had seen them since their wedding last May and it was like we had never missed a moment. I also experienced this with another member of our little family, Andrew. He and I lost touch about half way through our freshman year of college and in November of our junior year we pretty much just picked up exactly where we left off and have been back to normal ever since.

I am so so thankful for these people. I really do hope that everyone has these kinds of relationships in their lives. In times where I end up getting really reminiscent I can't help but think about these people. The one who are always their for me no matter what. I can't even remember every special moment shared with them. Even though they weren't at Baylor and I have no reason to really associate them with my end of college blog-athon, I still can and I still do because they are my always people. No matter what the season is I believe that they relate in some way.

I love you all. Thank you for loving me well the past 10+ years.

This is definitely and forever dedicated to: Lauren Whitthorne, Andrew Whitthorne, Clayton Fike (and Whitney :)), Skyler Fike, Natalie Hill, Leslie Gibson and any one else who has been considered a part of this little family at some point in time. Y'all rock. Thanks for putting up with me.