Shout Outs to my Best Friend

It is crazy after starting my last blog post about Steve, I was motivated to write about the other special people in my life and I was going to start with my best friend, Randryia, who has been mention in previous posts. Then, this morning to my pleasant surprise she had started following my blog. Since I am trying to make this blog more personal now, I am going to start including names and pictures. All the names of the guys have been changed to protect my privacy not theirs. Lol.

Dryia has truly been a blessing in my life. We met each other right after my freshman year ended because we serving on an executive board together. We immediately hit it off and when I went home for the summer, we talked almost everyday on the phone for hours. She probably does not remember this but I knew we would be good friends after we had an argument one day and immediately got off of the phone. Then, about an hour later, I called her back to tell her about something I saw in the mall and the conversation continued like we had never hung up the phone mad. My mom has always stressed the importance of not holding grudges and surrounding myself with people who did the same and Dryia passed the cut.

Since we first met our friendship has grown over the pass three years. I can truly say she is the only friend I have not fallen off with. We may get busy and not talk as much but we do not have to. If things get bad, she is there for me and I am there for here. She is the only friend besides Steve I will stop doing what I am doing so I can to talk on the phone.

She has been a role model to me and given me inspiration when I felt like I wanted to quit whether it was through advice or listening to one of her stories. I would find strength through her to keep moving. Her favorite line is "Someone is always doing worst than you are".

She is only friend I discussed my grandmother's death with while my grandmother was in her last stages of life. She understood I was grieving but would not allow me to be weak. She made me understand how important it was for me to be at peace with my grandmother's death and to be strong for my mother. This is just one of the many examples of how she has helped me grow into a mature young women.

I love you very much Dryia and I am so grateful for God putting you and Ryann in my life. She a beautiful smart girl and I need to hurry up and get married so she can be my flower girl. You know I am always looking for a husband.

My dad always told me if you find one true friend in life you have done more than most. At first I thought my father was crazy for that statement but now because of my experiences in life I know my father is right. True friends are hard to find but I have figured out I would prefer to have a few people who really care than a lot just hanging around. Shoutouts to Dryia again. Thanks for following my blog.