L is For Lacie

If you were alive in the early 2000's you know this scene and this song and can probably pretty easily bust out into it at any moment. However, as much as I love The Lizzie McGuire Movie (which is a lot) it kind of sets us up to believe that in order to be "living the dream" we have to be on stage dancing and singing with a pop star. But, contrary to my distinct lack of ability to sing I still fully believe that my life is exactly what dreams are made of. And that fact is largely due to a pretty distinct group of people. My friends. Seriously, I am so unbelievable lucky and have some incredible people in my life. So I'm just going to make a really gushy blog post thanking all of you out there.  To all of my friends out there, thank you for letting me double, triple, quadruple text you, snap chat you, call you, show up at your door, etc. during my minor panic attacks, at every sign of a new crush, at every slight life crisis, every major happy moment in ...

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about relationships and love and what those things can mean. And I've been reading a lot articles with titles like "An open letter to the person who loves someone with anxiety" and I'm continually frustrated. Because none of these essays quite fit me. But also; because none of these essays talk about friends.  We so often assume that romantic love and friend love are dramatically different. When in reality; a romantic partner should just be a friend on steroids. So I'm going to write my own; one that includes things a romantic partner should know; but are also things that apply to every type of close relationship in my life. Bear with me; I'm not an English major for a reason. Things to know about me before entering my world: 1) My nervous habit is to babble.  Seriously; the first time you spend time with me (especially if it's one on one or in a date type setting) I will not shut up. I will talk and talk and talk...