And the K's have it!

I have four girls in my life that I consider to be my best friends. (I actually have five, but for the purpose of this post, we're settling on four.) They all have one very unique thing in common; all of their names start with the letter K. I think this is a very strange occurrence, so I'm taking this opportunity to tell you all how my best friends differ even though they have that one thing in common.

Kayla: Kayla fits the definition of "best friend" through to the core. I feel bad for everyone else in the world because I already have the best best friend that there could possibly ever be, and she completes me mind, body, and soul. I remember the day I met her just about five years ago. We immediately hit it off as Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean nerds and we settled into a friendship that has withstood time, distance, stress, and resentment. We have only ever had one real "fight" and it lasted less than a day and I can't even remember what it was about. All I know is that 70 years from now when I'm old and in a nursing home, sobbing over the loss of everyone I've held near and dear, Kayla will be the one in the rocker next to me holding my hand and telling me to shut up because she's trying to watch The Little Mermaid and my sobs are the only thing her hearing aids are picking up.

Kacie: I have known this girl for over half of my life. It's hard to believe that we met over 10 years ago now, but it's even harder to believe that we didn't really become best friends until about a year and a half ago. I feel like she's been my go-to girl for much longer than that, but she really hasn't been. She's definitely the most colorful of all my friends- and I mean colorful in the way that she wore neon orange shoes to graduation as valedictorian colorful. She is free-spirited, loves to sing (even though she knows she's tone deaf), and is one of the best dancers I know. I'm really glad we had AP chemistry together and ended up coming to the same college because the transition would have been so much more difficult without her around.

Kelsey: Kelsey is my roommate. I've only known her for around 8 months now, but it feels like longer than that. We figured out a long time ago how to irritate each other, how to make each other happy, how to do subtle nice things for each other, and how to get mad without really getting mad. We're classic awesome as far as roommates go, and I know that I made the right choice in who to spend my life with for the first year of college. She's been great, and she gave me a freaking boss Zefron poster. What's not to adore? For real. She's the most Nutella-obsessed Luke Conard fangirl that I've ever met.

Kristen: I met Kristen in September of this year and we didn't really form a close friendship until November, but she's quickly melted into my life and into my heart with ease. She's one of the best violinists I know, and she's easily the most self-assured and free-minded person that I've ever met. She knows what she wants and she doesn't care what she has to do to get it. Some might call it tunnel-vision, but I call it Kristen, and I love her for it. She always knows just what to say to make me smile.

(Shoutout to Brooke who I didn't discuss because her name starts with a B, but who is equally important. ♥)

Why today was awesome: I ACED MY STATS MIDTERM!

My year in numbers:

How Many Books I've Read: 5.5

How Many Times I've Lost My Key: 7

How Many Bowls of Soup I've Consumed: 14