Anything can be enjoyable if you’re with the right people. I am truly fortunate to have the same close core friend group I have had for years now. We can tell each other anything without being judged (most times) bring each other up to pace with our daily dramas and of course, always be there to listen when someone needs it the most. In my group of friends I am so lucky to have a wide mix of personalities. I have the “Old Soul,” the “Girly,” the “Hopeless Romantic,” the “Mama Bird” the “Free Spirit,” the “Newlywed” the “Risk Taker” and one of my personal favorites, the “Bat Shit Crazy.”
The past couple of days, “crazy” and I spent our days galavanting around Warsaw and Winona Lake. We are quite the duo when we are together, and she is the one friend that reminds me it is perfectly acceptable to be unique and always, be myself. I admire her confidence and how easily she portrays herself even in the company of strangers. She has helped me to care less about what people think.
Another reason she is one of my favorite people to be around is because we can turn anything into an adventure. After lunch today we walked the trails and laughed the entire time, especially when strangers would approach us at the worst possible moments in our conversations. She also admitted something to me today while we were on our walk. She told me that she had noticed my style has changed over the last 8 months, for the better. I told her this sounded a little crazy because I have the same wardrobe. Then she told me that I am wearing more pastels and lighter tones versus dark colors. “You are finally dressing like yourself again,” she said. This was so important for me to hear because your friends notice everything, and I appreciated her honesty. I feel better than I have in months and to hear someone like her justify this was so important.
Even though this is one of my newer friendships, it truly feels like we’ve been friends for a lifetime. It is so valuable to have people like this in your life because you need people to help you escape your comfort zones. She has taught me the importance of staying true to myself. Everyone needs a little crazy in their life.
Steal my look today: Forever 21 jeans: Forever 21, Forever 21 Striped Tank: Forever 21, Cheek & Stripe Chambray top: Pacsun