To be honest, finding words to describe my best friend is close to the hardest thing I've ever tried to do. Not that I just draw a blank when someone asks about my best friend or anything, or that I have nothing nice to say, it's simply because I don't really think there are worthy enough words for her. Caroline McPherson, my best friend, means so much more than just words to me. We have a true bond that has proven itself never to be broken.
Let me start out by saying this, "best friend" doesn't begin to claim what she is to me. I would like to refer to her as my sister, or even my other half. We've been friends since sixth grade, which now makes us friends for six years. High school was a tough time for us, but all of our troubles and flaws seem to have steered us towards one another for a specific purpose.
Caroline is definitely one of the smartest people I know in this world. We share everything from secrets to clothes, but recently she shared something with me that made my respect for her as a person overflow. Her and I have made multiple bad decisions, always being there to help one another and saying our favorite confidence booster, "Shit happens." But I no longer feel this saying is necessary for her. She's has transformed into a smart, young women, with the drive and motivation of Lance Armstrong, I swear.
Her epiphany, as stupid and girly as it sounds, was that she no longer plans to follow the footsteps of her boyfriend after graduation. Don't get me wrong, she loves him to death, but she's come to realize that she needs to value herself so much more as a person. She knows deep down that she is capable of just about anything in this world and nothing in life will hold her back from that. Her strength and stability as a person will take her so far in life and I am truly happier than ever for her. To me she is family and if she is happy, than so am I.
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