This past week, when the weather was beautiful and you couldn't help but want to spend all of your time outside, I connected with some of my friends that I haven't seen much this year. I made it a point this past week to spend as much time with my friends I haven't seen much as I could. I used to spend all of my time over at Washburn with my friends, but since classes have gotten demanding and graduation is looming of many of their heads, it has been hard to connect. Last week we grilled, played whiffle ball, played frisbee, got ice cream from the ice cream truck, and just sat and talked outside. I remembered how easy it is to get into a routine, and spend all of my time at my boyfriends house, with his roommates and my friends, that I forget there is a whole group of people that I spent the past three years with that also want to spend time with me.
I have made it a point to spend time with all of my friends, no matter what group they are in, I need to make time for my friends and for myself, and hope the group I am not hanging out with will understand. I have to understand that graduation is coming and a lot of my friends will be leaving and I most likely will see them at best once or twice a year. This fact that I have been putting the back of my mind, pretending like it wont happen has come into focus this past week, and I need to make sure I spend time with ALL of my friends. I do not want to regret not spending time with my friends when they are all graduated and not around anymore. It is imperative that I spend my time with people that I have loved for the past four years, and that I will miss more than anything next year. Last week was amazing but I have to make a point to make these next weeks up until graduation amazing as well.
This past week, when the weather was beautiful and you couldn't help but want to spend all of your time outside, I connected with some of my friends that I haven't seen much this year. I made it a point this past week to spend as much time with my friends I haven't seen much as I could. I used to spend all of my time over at Washburn with my friends, but since classes have gotten demanding and graduation is looming of many of their heads, it has been hard to connect. Last week we grilled, played whiffle ball, played frisbee, got ice cream from the ice cream truck, and just sat and talked outside. I remembered how easy it is to get into a routine, and spend all of my time at my boyfriends house, with his roommates and my friends, that I forget there is a whole group of people that I spent the past three years with that also want to spend time with me.
I have made it a point to spend time with all of my friends, no matter what group they are in, I need to make time for my friends and for myself, and hope the group I am not hanging out with will understand. I have to understand that graduation is coming and a lot of my friends will be leaving and I most likely will see them at best once or twice a year. This fact that I have been putting the back of my mind, pretending like it wont happen has come into focus this past week, and I need to make sure I spend time with ALL of my friends. I do not want to regret not spending time with my friends when they are all graduated and not around anymore. It is imperative that I spend my time with people that I have loved for the past four years, and that I will miss more than anything next year. Last week was amazing but I have to make a point to make these next weeks up until graduation amazing as well.
I definitely agree that finding a balance between spending time with both "old" and "new" friends is a challenge, especially throwing a boyfriend, and his friends into the mix. It's a hard thing to do, and it's definitely easy to fall into a routine where you only hang out with a few people I, myself, have found that I do something similar and it's sad that kids I went to school with all through out growing up I don't even talk to any more. Thanks for sharing this realization with us, at least for me, it's inspired me to reconnect with a few people!
ReplyDeleteI like how you made a point to stay in contact and see those friends you havent been able to see in a while. I certainly know the feeling of being busy here at school and never seeing people that I used to all the time. Grilling is something that I love doing when spending time with people. Its easy, and food can certainly bring people together. But its good to remember that even after you graduate, you will still get to see them! Maybe not as much, but I know that if you are very close you will make it work. Good luck, and congrats with graduation!
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