BFF...F!

Today, as I sat in my American Government class, my professor ranted and raved on topics ranging from Miley Cyrus twerking, to Jenny McCarthy convincing parents not to vaccinate their children for fear that they will potentially become mentally handicapped. In between these blows, multiple profanities were dropped and used in association with this topics.

Now, I know that I am not perfect by any means and I do curse here and there, but was this really necessary? In today's world, we complain that children and students are lame, inconsiderate, rude, etc.. If we have leaders that speak in such vulgar terms towards us, what can we expect though?

Granted, I think that I was raised differently than (most) others nowadays; lots of this has to do with my parents. They always got after us when we told each other to "shut up" when we were little and were good role models of how we should act in private and in public. I know of many other parents that were also like this, and I am proud to say that it is their children that I can now call my friends today.

In order to stay out of trouble and bad things, we need to surround ourselves with good people that strive for the same things that we do. I am lucky to say that I have had a great friend base since I was born, practically. Our idea of fun back in the day, was sitting around a bonfire, while Nature Boy told us hilarious stories or watching movies in Diamond's basement and trying to drink a case of Mountain Dew in one sitting. (Jacki (Mark's sister-in-law) and I have discussed how thankful we were to have friends like this that were on the same page as us on more than one occasion!)

Have I strayed from this path a little bit? Yes. I will admit it, I am by no means perfect. I have made my fair share of mistakes and done wrong, BUT it is through those occurrences that I have learned lessons that I would not have understood before. My friends have stood by me through it all and I am very lucky to have been blessed with such understanding, loving, kind-hearted people in my life. They are the ones that have truly made a difference. This type of friend is the one that will make the biggest impact on you during your lifetime and they will be the one that you can call your BFF (best friend forever).

These are just a few of the people that have been my true friends along the way...They are all AWESOME!

And that's how you find good friends in life folks. :)