life is both a major and a minor key, just open up the chord....

(reader's note: this post is incredibly sappy, but that's my mood. i'll talk about sports or barbecue or something next time.)

evolution is crazy. well, specifically, the evolution of relationships. over the past three days, i've been so surprised by friends. on the way to houston the other night, i stopped to have dinner with a friend i hadn't seen in a couple of months. she was originally a friend of my roommate, but i, being the friend slut that i am, took her on as mine as well. now he barely talks to her, and she's become one of my favorite people. we were only able to talk for an hour, but i felt like i could have seen her just the day before and we could have talked the same way. and i feel like if for some reason i'm not able to see her for a couple of years, we'd be able to talk the same way. to me, comfort is everything--and that's what i feel when i talk to her.

tonight, i was chatting with a good friend whom i talk to (text with?) everyday. in the span of a month, she has given me possibly the two greatest compliments i've ever received. we started hanging out with a bunch of friends through work, and i honestly thought she was a little strange until i started to really talk to her. now she too is one of my favorite people, and it kills me that she can say something so profound and make me feel like i deserve it. i'm blessed to have you as my friend, and i'm glad i don't think you're as weird anymore.... ;o)

also tonight, a friend called me to see if i wanted to catch a movie. sounds innocuous enough right? i can't even remember the last time i went to a movie with him...or even spent two hours with him doing anything. i thought he and i would be friends forever, but because of some pretty messed up stuff on his part, i don't feel like i can really talk to him anymore. it's not a good thing when someone's number shows up on your phone and you cringe before you answer it. i have no idea what's going to happen with us, but i'm so thankful i have the above two relationships (and others) to help balance it out.