Nikki's best friend from home, Riley came to visit and we got to see a side of Nikki that we haven't seen before. There's something so unique about the relationships we have with friends from "way back when". Having Riley around made me very aware of how amazing and diverse friendships are. This leads me to the fact that I had a perfect day yesterday.
We did not plan some giant road trip anywhere, we just putzed around in town. Shane's birthday is next week, but that's the week of graduation so we decided to have a surprise party for her. The plan was to take her out to Ross Dress For Less while some of our friends drove out to Freebirds and got burritos. Then we would meet at the rose garden infront of the Mission and have a grand old time.
She had no idea, it worked flawlessly, it was so fun at Ross, not because we were shopping but because we were working so hard to do something sweet for our friend. I love birthday's and preparing for them, surprises are the best- they show the person that they are so worth the effort. I don't really know how to explain but the gift of a pleasant surprise is one of my favorites.
After making new memories with my newer friends I went out to UCSB with Jon to visit the old. It was so great to just get together with people who know me so well and chill out. We saw the Legendary Albino Raccoon and all was well.
After that I went skinny dipping at 2 am haha, it was the most liberating thing in the world!!
I am so stinking happy and grateful that I know the people I know. I'm pretty sure this post doesn't convey how absolutely wonderful yesterday was, and that's fine, the fact that I have the memory is good enough for me.
I guess the moral of the story is, be with your friends however new or old they may be, and love them, love and be loved and never take advantage of such a precious gift of a good caring friend.
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