Breaking up is hard to do...

Goodbyes are tough, especially when you are saying goodbye to bestfriends, people you've laughed with, cried with, got drunk with. You've had great times with these people, so how in the world are you supposed to just up and walk away?? I've come up with the perfect solution: I just don't say them.

I've mastered the art of just fading into the mist if you will. I basically get the hell out of dodge as fast as I can, not making much of an effort to hang out and inevitably exchange those painful farewells. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a hard hearted person. I like to think that I'm so sensitive that it's better for me to simply just avoid those awful situations that will tug on my heartstrings in the first place.

So ya, graduation weekend was a whirlwind. I didn't do any of the partying I'd planned to due to a very painful case of tonsilitis (try being up all night because the pain is so bad) the Friday before graduation. Then, my parents packed me up and took everything away pretty much right after I got my diploma. Instead of doing the obligatory post ceremony raging I collapse into my makeshift nest on the floor (it was a long day and this chick was still in recovery mode). I cleaned all the next morning and then threw them deuces up and left.

I just can't do it; I can't face those goodbyes. And despite the fact that I got overwhelmed in the car as I was trying to think about how I could possibly stay in touch will everyone, it came to me: the people that truly matter will make an effort, and for those that don't, well people come into our lives for a reason but people also leave us. Leaving is a part of life, and while it's a tough pill to swallow, even good people leave and fade away. But this leaving isn't bad and that means that we can still treasure the memories that we still have.

As for my BFFs, you all aren't off the hook. I expect visits!

Courtesy C.G.