Day 3

Today I was able to meet up with one of my greatest and longest known friends from college. Today, I am thankful for my friend Karl! I feel like people always talk about meeting their best friends in college, meeting their core group of friends during this period and forming life long bonds with roommates and friends. Honestly, I feel this is a preconscribed expectation of going to college, what if I don't meet my BFF there, did I fail? How many people actually talk to their old roommates everyday, still live next to each other, and do everything together? While I did meet many great and amazing people when I went to school at UNC I can't really say I came out with many life long friends. However, the best friends I did meet at school are truly some of my greatest friends! Basically because my two best friends from there are my awesome friend Karl, and my amazing husband Will.

I am thankful that I have remained friends with Karl over the years, and I am so glad I was I able to meet with him for coffee today. From the outside I suppose we have an interesting friendship, we briefly dated, were in a fraternity together (yep I was in a coed academic fraternity), and probably only actually talk three times a year. Yet, Ill say he is one of my best friends. He is a friend I know will always be there for me, to lend an ear when I need to talk (or in our case text), support me if I am struggling, and generally be there any time I need. Well, as good as a friend can be there for you from another state! Luckily this second time through college I have made many amazing, long lasting, wonderful, friendships. And these friends (unlike Karl) can come help me when I need to go pick up my car form the shop, or am craving a buddy and some ice cream. While I may have made only a few life long friends in college the first time, I am thankful for the friendship I found in one the of scientifically smartest people I know, and greatest friends I have, K-$!