i realized a week or two ago how much i've gained this summer in the rhelm of friendships. there's two guys that i now consider brothers. which is really amazing for me. i don't know how much i've written in my blog about my experiences growing up, but let's just say that i've never even had a deep friendship with a guy. i've had a few that were close, but none like i have now. i haven't shared much with these guys, but i definitely feel like i could if a conversation headed in that direction.

i'm sure they don't realize how much this means to me. even if the time was right, i couldn't express it to them. but, if one or both of you are reading this, i am so incredibly thankful. yeah, that wasn't a very good job of expressing it either. just know that i have been blessed and i never want to lose these friendships!