I've been thinking a lot this weekend and it has dawned on me that I am blessed to have a multitude of fantastic friends in all facets of my world. I don't really appreciate it nearly enough most of the time--I just take it for granted, and I shouldn't. I have a tendency to overlook those friends who are from a long time ago or those who aren't "real" people, just online sometimes, and that's bad because no matter how little I see them, they are still friends and I am one of the absolute luckiest people alive in the friend department.

• Friends who will take my kids to and from school.
• Friends who will cover my classes for me.
• Friends who will let me show up and spend the night with them without much warning.
• Friends who will ride around aimlessly just to cruise and talk.
• Friends who share hashbrown casserole with me.
• Friends who correct my grammar and spelling when needed.
• Friends who appreciate geeky grammar and literature moments as much as I do.
• Friends who cheer with me when the evil bookkeeper and Bubblehead leave school.
• Friends who will sit and shred dumb people mercilessly.
• Friends who will banter back and forth in a thread about nothing for 100 posts just because.
• Friends who cheer on my most mundane accomplishment.
• Friends who drink with me.
• Friends who sit in the rain with me and drink.
• Friends who get the inside jokes and appreciate them.
• Friends who know exactly the right things to say to me, whether it's, "You're right" or "You're crazy" or "Damn it, Kim".
• Friends who appreciate good hair days.
• Friends who share their lunch with me.
• Friends who have known me forever and still like me.
• Friends who loathe stupid people as much as I do.
• Friends who share their good concert seats with me.
• Friends who can pick up conversation after years like we saw each other yesterday.
• Friends who worry about me more than I worry about myself.
• Friends who get more excited for me over events in my life than I ever could.
• Freinds who get frustrated with me, but still come back.
• Friends who lend me clothes.
• Friends who never say, "I told you so", even when it's due.
• Friends who teach me things.
• Friends who debate with me.
• Friends who make me think.
• Friends who have changed my view of the world.
• Friends who can keep secrets.
• Friends who entertain me.
• Friends who amuse me.
• Friends who inspire me.
• Friends who read my endless, blabby chatter here and other places.

Friends whom I love. Dearly.

Labels: college friends, imaginary friends, my life, serious, who doesn't love a list