#loyalasadog

I'm alone in my room, completely on my own for the first time in months and months, no one around but one of my loyal dogs at my feet. No one coming back, no one popping in, nothing. These kinds of solitary moments can really make a person think about their life.

This past semester has undoubtedly been one of the most hellish, most stressful, undeniably worst chapters of my life. Those around me know most of the reasons why, and yet there's another universe of reasons that I keep inside.

But this semester has been one of the most inspiring, most heartwarming, undeniably best chapters of my life. I have never felt more loved and supported. The people in my life are without question some of the most loyal people you could ever have the blessing to call "friend". They're stressed, they're overworked, they're tired. But even though all of that they played nurse, therapist, verbal punching bag, and so much more for me. They came through when I needed it. 

Even in the less obvious moments, the times that they didn't know I needed someone, they pulled through. They're friendship saved me, it kept me going. Even when I wasn't nice, or pleasant to be around, they stood by me and stood up for me. I don't know how I managed to keep these people in my life,but I don't know what I'd do without them. 

I find it doubtful that they could ever truly know just how much they've done for me or how much they mean to me. Beyond all else, beyond money, beyond good food, beyond and expensive education and designer coffee, they are the pieces of my life that I am truly the most thankful for.