It's been a good two years at least since I could honestly say I had a best friend (besides Dave, duh). Even then, those friendships were like the relationships that happen fast, burn hot, and then fizzle out much quicker than you ever saw coming. That's kind of how it's always been for me, and by the time I graduated high school I guess I kind of figured that I had a flaw in my character and that's just the way it would always be.
In my head, visions of moving to Portland were full of endless potential for friendships galore. I could be whoever I wanted to be, and I would make sure that it was someone that everyone would want to befriend. Now that I'm leaving this little town, I had though, I'll never be friendless again.
Skip forward a year and a half.
I still have the same boy by my side that I did when I moved here. We are closer, more grown up, and have a little bit better of an understanding of what we might want out of life here. I have gotten so much support and strength from this one single person than I ever though possible. I can honestly say there is no chance in hell I could have survived everything that has happened without such a great friend. I am thankful for you, David.
After about 9 long months of no real friendships or strong social connections with anyone, I had started to feel like this place was no different than where I had come from, and I just didn't really fit in anyone's circle but my own. That was a huge test for me, because of all the expectations I had for moving away, in all honesty friendship was probably the largest and carried the most weight for me. This paragraph is really about all of people who have invited us into their life. I'm really trying to make this as un-cheesy as possible here, but for all of the friends who make up our substitute family here in Portland, I am thankful for you. All of the friends at home in Idaho, I am still very much thankful for you.
Most certainly not last on my list of thankful things, but really more the first and greatest thing I am thankful for here, are the people who both challenged and supported my biggest changes in life, my family. Quite literally I wouldn't be here typing about Portland and moving or really much of anything at all without their help. I am so very thankful for my family.
I still have the same boy by my side that I did when I moved here. We are closer, more grown up, and have a little bit better of an understanding of what we might want out of life here. I have gotten so much support and strength from this one single person than I ever though possible. I can honestly say there is no chance in hell I could have survived everything that has happened without such a great friend. I am thankful for you, David.
After about 9 long months of no real friendships or strong social connections with anyone, I had started to feel like this place was no different than where I had come from, and I just didn't really fit in anyone's circle but my own. That was a huge test for me, because of all the expectations I had for moving away, in all honesty friendship was probably the largest and carried the most weight for me. This paragraph is really about all of people who have invited us into their life. I'm really trying to make this as un-cheesy as possible here, but for all of the friends who make up our substitute family here in Portland, I am thankful for you. All of the friends at home in Idaho, I am still very much thankful for you.
Most certainly not last on my list of thankful things, but really more the first and greatest thing I am thankful for here, are the people who both challenged and supported my biggest changes in life, my family. Quite literally I wouldn't be here typing about Portland and moving or really much of anything at all without their help. I am so very thankful for my family.
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