The Time I Realized I Had Friends

On Tuesday nights, my roommate and a couple of our other friends get together for dinner and Pretty Little Liars.  That show is addicting and we die for it.  The last couple of weeks, it has just been Brittany (my roommate) and me because everybody has been feeling the pressures of school and work as of late.  This week, Corinne was able to come over.  I usually see her about twice a week, but I hadn't seen her since before I went home to California.  Three weeks is a super long time for us to go without seeing each other.  Last night, I went to dinner with one of my other best friends, Emilee.  We tried out this cute little place on State Street called Tortilla Bar.  That was the first time in several weeks that I had seen her too.  So what? These nights made me realize how much I miss my friends. I have been so overwhelmed by work and school over the past few weeks that I haven't made a huge effort to see either of them.  It made me realize that it's okay to take breaks from school and have a social life.  I feel less stressed about all I have to get done after my chats with them.  Now what?  I'm still going to focus on school and work.  I need to in order to do well this semester and graduate on time.  But now, I also realize that it is important to get out and do things.  I will make more of an effort to make and keep plans with my buddies.