My Angels

"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us."
- Epicurus

  We came together in the strangest way really. But I guess all friendships are strange. There is no definition of what friendship really means because it means so many different things to so many people. To some it is companionship and security. To some it is a shoulder to cry on. But to us it is different...to us, it is laughter and song and adventure. It is unity and diversity. It is what we believe in when everything is falling apart. If a stranger looked in on us, they would never understand how true the bond really is. But that is kind of the point of a true friendship; it means these people understand when no one else does.

 

First there is Kate D'Orsi. It really isn't a surprise that we met because we live together. But it is a surprise how easily our friendship blossomed. Kate lights up any room she walks into. I remember on move in day, she kept popping into my room asking to help and reminding me to do all sorts of little things on the registration check list. I think the moment I knew we would be friends was when we accidentally stumbled into the wrong suite, completely convinced we lived there until another girl came out and told us we were in the wrong building. We could barely walk down the stairs because we were laughing so hard. She is the glue of our group. She holds everyone together and unites us all with her charm and energy. Kate genuinely cares about other people, and would never let something go unjustified. She is on top of our plans from dinner times to movie nights. Without her we would lost...

Then there is Paige Kelloway. She lights up my world in ways you could never imagine. With the strongest heart I have ever encountered, Paige is passionate about anything and everything she does. On Kate's birthday, Paige walked over a mile to buy candy from a gas station down the road from school to bring back for her. Opening our door and seeing her standing there brought me to tears. She looked at me like it was not even a strange thing that she did. Paige believes in us. That's what she brings to our friend group. She never falters or forgets something important to you. Anything that you love she loves too, simply because that's what friends do. I can always count on a text or a call from her making sure my day went well. When we disagree with her, she listens. She is more valuable to me than she can ever know, because she reminds me of the emotion-filled, passionate person that everyone should always have around them. She is the kind of person who makes you better, just because she is there.

Next is my little rockstar, Rachael Siegel-Berele. I honestly have never met such an influential and talented person. She has this way of summoning a smile to your face, even when you never thought your mood could change. She dances with me, and impersonates everyone you have ever met, and we quotes endless movies together; basically my other half. Rach would not every think about putting herself before others, and she will always be there when you fall down. While she is so strong and steady, she is also filled with emotions that would put even the most incredible poet to shame. When she cries, I can't help but be proud of her. She feels every part of life, every single millisecond. She believes in the good of the world and in the people who affect her. Rachael is someone I would like my daughter to be exactly like. Independent, spirited, and alive. When I am sad or worried, she knows exactly what to say. She jokes about loving to diagnose people, but she doesn't realize that that is the quality that makes her amazing. She knows what is wrong and what can fix it. She keeps the smiles in our group everlasting. She would never let us get down on ourselves or get bored, because that would be a tragedy. She encourages our individual strengths, and isn't afraid to speak her mind. Rachael is the type of person that you listen to, because for whatever reason, she always knows what is best.

Finally there is Robin Gottlieb, our shining star. Robin is brilliant and is the type of person who never goes unnoticed in a crowd. She is beautiful and confident. But she is so much more than that pretty face of hers. Robs is the most positive person I have ever met. She is always smiling and making you realize it is all going to be okay. I never worry when I am with her. There isn't a rhyme or reason, but just because she is Robin. Plenty of our jokes are at her expense, but only because she can handle it. Robin is a doer. She makes us go out when we don't feel like it, she is sure to bring any of us out of a funk, and she never forgets to say her most typical sentence, "Awe babe I love you!". Robin always reminds you of how much you mean to her, and often has moments of clarity for all of us. She vows that we will all be in each other's weddings and babysitting each other's kids. And because of her, I know we all will make it.

"Many people will walk in and out of your life but only true friends leave footprints upon your heart..."