Splashing In Puddles of Sand

THE LATEST...

Today I had dinner with a really good friend of mine from college that I haven't seen enough of lately...it was nice to have a few drinks and catch up and talk about all our men issues and job issues and travels and memories and future plans. Saving and planning my trip has taken up so much time and I haven't seen as much of my friends as I would like to. But it was nice to hear what friends have to say. And we relived our backpacking through Central America and got excited at the thought that we might both be only an hour away from one another in Uni in England next year, and it got me happy about my life and friends here.

And that leads to one of the things I have been afraid of the most lately: I'm kind of afraid that I'll get back and feel even MORE disconnected from my life than I feel now. I already feel like I've drifted so far away from so many of my friends, just as we all go through the whole post-university transition, and going away for 3 months, and then coming back with whole new perspectives will just make me realize even more that I have grown and changed in different ways than my other friends. Some are still in college, others are finished and getting used to the 'real world' like I am.

But then again, hanging out with Clara tonight reminded me that I will always have some friends that, though I may not see them all the time, will still understand me no matter what. And that kind of restored my faith in friendships I guess. And I told her for the first time that I was thinking about journalism and she was so supportive and told me I would be great at it and I guess it's felt like a long time since I've had someone 100% behind me....but that's because I've been forgetting that I can depend on so many of my friends. I've a lot to do tomorrow...including going to the gym and then to watch a rugby match, so I might try to get an early night :)

posted by Oreo @ 11:23 AM