Today and Forever

I remember hearing stories during rush, not only in the Zeta suite, about how these are friends you'll have forever. I remember in new member meetings hearing about how the big/little bond is something you'll have for life. I remember running through the halls of Laurel with my clues in hand to find my big. And my little screaming in my face when I finally took her blindfold off to reveal I was her big.

I've told the story before of how Molly and I fell apart my junior year, something I wish I could go back and remedy everyday. But like the stories told in countless sisterhood circles, big/little is forever and we found our way back to each other. 

This weekend I was lucky enough to get a night out with my little and her sweet boy. 

It reminded me how much I absolutely cherish our friendship and all the laughs we've shared not only this weekend but all the time.

I've learned friendships are built on the little things, like polka dot band-aids in Christmas present boxes, coordinating flannels and puffy vests, being eternal Mich Ultra girls, and that look we can give each other from across a crowded room and know exactly what the other one is thinking. 

So here's to big/little, today and forever.

"No matter our dreams, you'll always be on my Christmas card list"

  This weekend marks the two-year anniversary of my fabulous little Molly Albin and I winning "Best Big and Little" at Zeta Tau Alpha's annual White Violet Banquet. To say we were unprepared for the award would be an understatement; in fact I think we talked through the introduction to the award, typical. 

If I had to make a list of my three best friends, my momma not included, Molly would have to be at the top of my list. The countless stories of our antics still come up in everyday conversation and  we still laugh till we can't breathe. This girl has been there with me through it all. It would be a lie to say we haven't had our fights, even not speaking for a while. Lesson learned from that: never rank a relationship over a friendship. But we worked it out and have a stronger friendship today because of it! I cherish our nights out together and I don't know where I'd be without her.

Life gets crazy, people get busy, and suddenly lunch dates become a thing of the past. Texting helps to bridge that gap, but stories are so much better in person. So thank goodness for blogs!! Molly tries to update her blog, Good Golly Miss Molly, at least once a week and as embarrassing as it sounds it's how I keep up with her hectic life as she does with me through my blog. And it looks like we'll have to keep tabs on each other through our blogs for the next couple of months, with me moving to Nashville next month and Molly interning in Knoxville this summer. So till then we'll live it up during these last four weeks packed with Mexican graduation dinners, me running the half marathon, surviving finals, a couple pool days thrown in there, and finally graduation! No matter what life throws at me I will always know this girl has my back.We'll be friends forever because let's be honest, she already knows too much about me.