I know as we grow older things change. I've been told that true friendship can never die and will stand the test of time. Maybe it can withstand time but it surely can't withstand life. What I mean is that no matter what kind of friendship you may have with someone at any given time in your life at some point the tides turn and things just slowly fade. I have had many wonderful friends in my 38 years and always hung on to the hope that no matter what happens in life those relationships would never change. It's amazing that it has taken me this long to realize that the relationships don't change, the people do. Not by anyone's fault, it's just part of life. We grow up, get married, have kids, change jobs, move to different cities or in my case states. No matter what, it's inevitable that something will change and alter your friendships in some way. The friends that know your good side and your bad side, have seen you when you are up and when you are down, the friends that you know that no matter how long you go in between talking they will always be there for you if you need them are the ones that are God's gifts. I have a few of them in my life and feel very blessed to have them in my life and I can only hope they feel the same way. I have always tried to be there as much as I can, although I wish I could do more sometimes I just hope that my friends know how much they mean to me and that my life would not be as blessed without them in it. I don't always get a chance to tell people how I feel about them, actually I have the chance but it just is something that most folks don't do. We expect that our friends always know how important they are and that we don't have to actually say the words. So this is my chance to tell my friends that they have brought so much to my life. I cherish every memory, every story, picture and occasional email or card. To know that someone is thinking about you for even a fraction of a second is enough to put a smile on your face. Without my friends I would not have gotten through some of the most painful times in my life and I would not have had anybody to share laughter with or being so comfortable with someone that you can be as stupid as you want and they laugh with you and not at you. All of the people that I have met through out my life are special to me in some way but there are those few that stand out as my lifelong friends. For the sake of accidentally missing someone, i'm not going to name name's, I just hope that they know who they are and hope that I at least mean half as much to them as they do to me. Having a sentimental (more mental) moment,Kelly