Somewhere b e t w e e n the procrastination....
and the homework.....
and the incessant forwards.....
and the friendships.....
and the calls to each other complaining about [[crushes!!]]......
Somewhere b e t w e e n the phone calls to old friends.....
And the "I miss you's" & the "I love you's" .......
And the "What are we doing tonight's?".....
And somewhere b e t w e e n all of the changing, growing...
Somewhere b e t w e e n the classes........ And the skipping classes......
And the studying for tests....... And the pretending to study for tests.......
And the downright NOT studying for tests... I forgot..........
I forgot what growing up is all about. I forgot what it meant to cry.......
I forgot that pretending to be happy doesn't make you happy...........
And that pretending to be smart doesn't make you smart............
I forgot that you can't just forget the past in fear of the future..........
I forgot that you can't control falling in love...........
And that you can't make yourself fall in love...........
I learned that I can love......... I learned that it's okay to mess up.........
And it's okay to ask for help......... And it's okay to feel like crud..........
I learned it's okay to complain and whine to all your friends for a whole day........
I learned that sometimes the things you want most you just can't have.
I learned that the greatest thing about school isn't the Dances or the DRiNKiNG or the hook-ups...
It's the friendships, which means taking chances........
I learned that sometimes the things we want to forget are the things which we most need to talk about..........
I learned that letters from friends are the most important thing.
And that sending cards to your friends makes you feel better.
But, basically, I just learned that my friends........
Both o l d and new.........
Are the most important people to me in the world.
And without them, I wouldn't be who I am today.....
So this is a thank you to all of my friends. .
For always being there and I love you!