Out for a drink with my parents and a good group of their friends, I was able to connect with my uncle about how blessed we are in the people we choose to surround ourselves. This group of people is one group we have in common, but we recounted the incredible bonds we have with our friends and couldn't help but feel extremely lucky.
We talked about people who understand you, especially when you are in a fit of giggles and incoherent to the rest of the world. We revelled in the fact that our friends wake up laughing and go to sleep laughing, and any day with them is full of belly aches from over exerted happy muscles.
We felt sorry for people who don't know this kind of bond. People who have good friends, but don't know the 'irreplaceable' ones. The ones your heart misses when you've been separated for more than a day. The ones you think of when you have news, but instead of calling them you come up with a 'plan', some foolhardy and ridiculous way to break the news (good or bad) to them that always ends up in days of preparation for said shenanigans.
These are the people you would follow around the world. The people who would follow you. The people you wish you lived closer to because you know that every day with them would make life even brighter.
But these are also the people you don't necessarily get to see as much as you want. Some of them are too busy with work, or young families, or live far away, but these are the people you treasure. These are the people who you look forward to seeing and whose memories fill your happiest dreams.
These are the blessings we often forget to count.
-Brandolyn
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