Friends.

Sitting around the table with all of my friends- drinking, laughing, eating and sharing stories of good times prior. I remember thinking to myself, this moment is going to go by so fast, if only I could make it last just a little bit longer. Things never felt more right; as if when we were born, we were destined to be at this very place- at this very time. For once it all made sense. Flashbacks of times spent together crossed my mind. We were young, we were free, we were living life on the fast lane on the road to Anywhere- yet, we ended up here. No longer on the fast lane, we're older now, much wiser now, but still free. Sitting at that table seeing smiles on everyone's faces, the sound of laughter filling the air, we were still us. We've grown up in different places, all doing different things, with different dreams in mind. There's just no other comfort you can receive when you finally realize you found a place where you belong. Even though you've had long lonely rough days, where it seems like everything has been going wrong and things appear to be against you- these are the people I've turned to. These are the people that have helped guide me, mold me, influence me to be better. Better friends they are. People always say that you're family will always be there for you, I have always found this to be true. But you can't choose your family and you can't ever stop loving them because they're engraved in your DNA, they live in your blood. As for friends, there's a challenge in having friends. You can choose them. Some have been good, while others not so well. Some have stayed around, while others stayed around long enough to leave. The real challenge in life is in choosing your second family- your friends. Its not going to be easy but they will be worth it, if you choose wisely.