True Friends….
^^^Chris Brochu and I after my pageant. This incredible photo is taken my Shanley Caswell =P
Tonight I learned a lot about true friendship and what it means. Tonight was my pageant. I was competing for the title of Miss Greater Ventura County Teen USA. (lots of words right?!) hahaha. anyhoo, that was tonight and I ended up placing Second Runner Up! As well as winning the People’s Choice award. so at least the audience wanted me to win right!? hahaha. either way, not a big deal. God always has a plan and this wasn’t his for mine, he knows what hes doing with my life and where I am supposed to be and I’m trusting him every step of the way. Only bigger and better things can happen!
but i just wanted to take this time to say that friendship is something thats very important. I try to be there for all of my friends, any time, any day, anywhere no matter what. i guess because im usually there for my friends any possible time i can be, i get a little selfish and upset when my friends cant be there for the really important things in my life. and although this pageant wasnt a huge thing, it was still really important to me. i invited i believe 8 people to my pageant, 2 of them were doug and shanley, who ended up bringing chris, kate, and kelsey (which i am so thankful for) but only 2 out of my 8 friends invited came to my pageant. and i understand it was far. but there were some people who didnt even let me know they werent coming until the night before. let alone just not let me know in general. when you tell me on wednesday that youre definitely coming and then when i try calling, tweeting, and texting you over and over and over again trying to confirm if youre coming so i can get you a ticket and i get no sort of response or answer or anything, well thats just rude and it makes me reconsider what our friendship means to you. a lot of sketchy things have been going on with my friends lately and i feel like i dont know who they really are anymore. i understand stuff comes up and its not right of me to be mad and selfish when other things happen, and i get that and understand it, but yeah it still upsets me a little bit.
BUT the people that WERE there for me tonight (doug, chris, katelyn, shanley, and kelsey) i am utterly so incredibly happy to have you in my life. because you werent there just if i won, you there to see me and to watch me compete, end of the day you were there for me just because i was your friend. and that really means the world to me. you guys were all so amazing when it came to cheering me on and really made the night soooo much fun and such a blast.
anyhoo thats my little shpeal on friendship for tonight! remember to be there for you friends you guys, no matter what, and if you cant be there, at least let them know and tell them that youre thinking about them!
