See Ya Later, Best Friend!

(Didn't realize how long this post was going to be - whoops!)

probably the cutest picture of us ever taken (and ever will be taken because we apparently hate to take pictures together).

our Pinterest project: two mugs from the Dollar Tree, a couple of Sharpies, two hours of brainstorming, 30 minutes in the oven at 350degrees.

Let me tell you a little bit about Brina.

I've mentioned her a lot on this blog, but our friendship is truly... something. There isn't a single other person out there with whom I can be 100% candid, brutally honest, fully embarrassing. A split second after making juvenile, inappropriate, ROFL-worthy jokes, we can go straight into deep discussions. 

People often mention to us that we have our very own little language - we honestly don't even finish sentences around each other because the other person got the gist of the statement halfway through and already moved on to the next thought. Half of our conversations are in unintentional code!

Here's the thing, though. We are complete opposites, but simultaneously the same person. It's crazy! I can't even look at the things she picks out in clothing stores sometimes 97% of the time for fear that I'll get blinded by the atrocity (don't worry, she hates my choices as well) - and yet, we love the same looks on other people and have all the same favorite stores. Our personal preferences for music, movies, books, anything you can think of really - are EXTREME opposites. I hate what she loves, she hates what I am obsessed with. And yet - we hold mostly the same values, have the same pet peeves, and share a very similar world view. 

We balance each other out wonderfully. She's an artist, I'm a writer. She loves math and science, I'm a sucker for English and history. She's scared of dogs. I love them. She thinks In-N-Out is overrated. I think she's delusional. You know, all the normal things.

She's also leaving tomorrow to go back to college. Goodbye isn't a new concept for us - we've had to say it over and over again after breaks and graduation and whatnot. But it still doesn't make each one any easier. I am going to miss her so incredibly much, but seeing how exceptionally well we handled the distance last year, this year should be easy peasy lemon squeezy.

So... Brina, I'll miss you like crazy. Have a great start of the school year!