Saying Goodbye is Never Easy

Yesterday, I had one of the best days of summer so far! It was bittersweet spending time with one of my best friends, Peaches Dela Paz, and then realizing that at the end of the weekend I was saying goodbye to her for two years. For those of you who do not know Peaches, she is going to Micronesia for two years to serve young students there through JVC. I selfishly wish that she could stay here and be with me for my senior year. Who am I going to dance with at the Shannon and take a gazillion pictures with?!? Or, who am I going to escape to at 12 am when I just want to get away from everything.

I know that I have really great friends at SPC, but Peaches really is very special to me. She has always been there for me in good times and in bad, and I know that if I ever needed anything that she would be there for me in a heartbeat. As cheesy as this all sounds, it is true. Last night, while sitting in my backyard with a bunch of my close friends made me remember that goodbyes are never easy. Never, have I been one to be good at saying goodbye. I know that it is just see you later, but leaving people for long periods of time is so hard for me.

Most of my friends who attended Peaches going away party I threw were seniors, and it is sad for me to think that next year will be so different without all of them at SPC. I know that I am going to have a blast my senior year with all my close friends from the class of 2011, but there are going to be moments where I wish that all my close friends were in the same grade as me. I know that change is a part of life, but I wish things could just stay as they are sometimes. Happy in the same moment forever. I guess I am living in a fantasy world, thinking that life could be that easy. But, I know that near or far, my close friends will always be there for me. So, even though I may not see them in person everyday... I will know that they are thinking of me at least. Just like I will be thinking of them.

This post is really meant to say, good luck to all of you who are moving on to your next stage of life! I have faith that you will all succeed. So, here is to all the memories we have shared, and to all of the ones that lie ahead. I know that I will miss Peaches so much, as well as my other friends... But, I also know that no matter what I will always stay connected to them in one way or another.

Sorry for the cheesy post, but I guess saying goodbye to a best friend makes you sentimental!