Everyday

A friend loves at all times... (Proverbs 17:17)

Like I said in my first blog, my first year at UGA has had its ups and downs. Recently, though, the downs seem to be more frequent than the ups, but I feel that cycle reversing, and I owe that to Phil and Stu (you know who you are). I have come to love these girls (yes, they’re girls) like family. Our relationship continues to amaze me everyday. With every movie watched, every plate of Choo Choo’s ordered, every tear cried in the middle of Bourbon, every fish bowl ordered, and every car misplaced, our sisterly bonds have only become stronger. I cannot thank God enough for blessing my life with these beautiful, smart, HILARIOUS, remarkable young women.

After watching Bride Wars, The Notebook, and 27 Dresses together multiple times, our conversations lately have centered around our thoughts and hopes for our future weddings. It’s already a given that we’re going to be standing at the altar next to each other in hideous dresses crying our eyes out as one of us is reciting her vows. What we question, however, is whose eyes we will be staring into as we promise to spend everyday for the rest of our lives with them. Since our love lives haven’t exactly been ideal this past year, it’s something we have become to express slight anxiety over. We even assume at times that it’s never going to happen for us, so we might as well go ahead and embrace the fact that we’re going to end up like the ladies from Sex and the City, living as single women for the rest of our lives. That’s ok, we think, since we’ll have fabulous closets, cool apartments, delicious cosmos, and hot men surrounding us at all times. At the same time, however, we know we won’t be completely happy unless we find this so-called “true love” that everyone longs to have.

Though I cannot imagine having a ring on my finger at any point in my life right now, I know that God has a plan for each of us, and I know that plan involves us living happy, love-filled lives. What I have come to realize, however, is that we need to accept and embrace the love that He has given to us and allowed us to enjoy everyday this past year. We may not be experiencing love and affection for and from the opposite sex, but we are experiencing a love for and from our best friends. This love of friendship is the type of love that God wants us to experience here – right now – in the final days of our freshman year of college. He has a plan for us, He makes everything happen for a reason, and maybe He planned these heartbreaks caused by our significant others so we would know that we could always count on each other to mend it back together. Plain and simple, breakups absolutely suck, but friendships like these are the best.

Girls: I love you and will always be here for you, whether you need a shoulder to cry on, assistance finishing a fish bowl, helping you find your car the morning after a crazy party, or someone to stand behind you at your wedding. I thank God everyday that He allowed us to find each other. If I ever find a man who is as strong enough as you girls to put up with me, you will be standing right next to me on that day that we dream about now to make sure that he doesn’t try to escape. And I promise not to choose dresses that are too hideous. ;)

Love, Alan

Everyday

You could've bowed out gracefully
But you didn't
You knew enough to know
To leave well enough alone
But you wouldn't

I drive myself crazy
Tryin' to stay out of my own way
The messes that I make
But my secrets are so safe
The only one(s) who get(s) me
Yeah, you get me
It's amazing to me


How everyday
Everyday, everyday
You save my life

I come around all broken down and
Crowded out
And you're comfort
Sometimes the place I go
Is so deep and dark and desperate
I don't know, I don't know

How everyday
Everyday, everyday
You save my life

Sometimes I swear, I don't know if
I'm comin' or goin'
But you always say something
Without even knowin'
That I'm hangin' on to your words
With all of my might and it's alright
Yeah, I'm alright for one more night-
Everyday
Everyday, everyday, everyday
Everyday, everyday
You save me, you save me,
Everyday
Every, every, everyday-

Everyday you save my life