And I'm Missing You...

It's kind of funny to think how little time it takes to change your opinion. It's only been a month since my friends went off to college, and I'm missing them a lot more than I thought I would. Last year I was all ready to get out and go far, far away, cutting off basically all ties form back home. Now, after only a little over a month since everyone left, I realized I didn't necessarily want to isolate myself as much as I wanted to last year at this time. Even over the summer, my relationships strengthened, including the ones with people I hadn't anticipated being close to, and that made it a lot harder when everyone was gone.

Fortunately, this weekend I was able to hang out with a few of my friends at Mankato State. My friend Aunika and I road-tripped to visit Taylor and Vicky there, spending the majority of the two hour drive jamming to a nineties mix cd that Aunika made especially for this trip.

Aunika and I are ready to partyyyyy

Even though we didn't do much, this weekend meant the world to me. Just hanging out, walking around, and meeting new friends was exactly what my life needed. It's so nice to just have a weekend where you can just relax and be with awesome people. As Tina and Taylor like to say "Do what you want, this is a carefree zone." And there is no better way to describe this weekend than purely carefree.

Taylor and I all dolled up for a night out.

I miss my friends so much. I cannot wait to go back to Mankato for Halloween and see them and the new friends I made this weekend too! Thanksgiving is going to be right around the corner, and a lot of my college kiddos will be back in town.

Taylor and I 

Aunika and I 

Vicky and I

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and this month has proved that statement to be true. If anything is to be said about the past month, it's that I have learned a lot more about the relationships in my life and how much they really mean to me.

I already miss them <3