A Few Thoughts

Just thought I'd post a few pics....Conor and Caden, Manda and I, and Karen and I. You know, I don't write a lot about my friends. I'm not sure why. They're a huge part of who I am right now...especially Amanda and Karen. Mand has watched me fall completely apart and never wavered as my best friend. She never questioned my ever-changing sanity, she never told me to 'suck it up', and she never really asked that dreaded question: "Are you okay?" --- She's been my shoulder to lean on, my human Kleenex, and my sister throughout all of this crazyness. I love her dearly :) --- And then there's Karen (aka Kare-Bear). That girl....gah, if you've ever seen FINDING NEMO, and you've seen that blue fish Dori (the one voiced by Ellen Degeneres [go figure]), that's Karen in a nutshell. She's hella smart, hella funny, but definetly one of the deepest people I've met in a long time. She's truly genuine and I know I can talk to her about anything. We've been through some times, but we've always been very honest with each other about our feelings, our fears, and our issues. I've been really lucky to have someone like her around. Then there's Dean --- what to say about him, eh? He's...the cheese to my macaroni? Haha, but seriously, life would be maddeningly boring without him. Granted, if I never had him I wouldn't know what I was missing, but you get my drift. He's quite intelligent, but he challenges me. He doesn't let me just say "whatever" and "it's up to you" and "i don't care" --- and he's never once let me lie to him. I guess it's kind of a double-edged sword, though....he can tell every single feeling just by looking at me, and sometimes it peeves me because I don't WANT him to know everything, yet he does. It's a very big part of why I love him so much...he's like the yin to my yang.
Gah, it makes me a bit emotional even talking about the people I care about because....well, they're like my little version of a family. Don't get me wrong, I love my family and they're great, but....it's a different dynamic with people you aren't related to. I'm not sure why, it just is. I guess it's because you're learning new things all the time...it's like a never-ending process, but a very exciting one filled with laughter and craziness!