"I like conversations where I don't have to think about what to say, it just comes naturally."

So many times, I go through my day without appreciating the people in my life that make my day so much better. I am so grateful to be surrounded with people who make me laugh, comfort me, listen to my stories, challenge me, inspire me, and encourage me.

I loved seeing Mark and Tony at Starbucks
I loved walking to class with Matty and Emily

I loved being able to Skype Julie! Even though her life is hectic and busy, I'm so grateful that we can talk. I love that it's always so hard to say goodbye because it means we love each other a lot. She is such a beautiful woman inside and out. Her joy is so contagious. I love this girl so much and I'm so thankful that she's in my life!

I loved sitting next to Elisabeth in Anatomy and talking about our weekend!

My sister left me the best voice mail the world, just updating me on her life! I love voice mails! :)

I love small groups during Campaigners with Sam and Megan. They're such amazing girls with so many gifts and talents. It's so awesome how much they're willing to think outside the box to challenge themselves to love others more. I also loved that today was definitely a blue Nike quarter zip day :)

I loved being able to sing songs to praise God together with more than 80 Carmel high school students.

I loved the car ride back from Carmel with Audrey and Laura. I love praying out loud, laughing about crushes, sharing about how small groups were. Real conversations are so precious. They make a 30 minute car ride feel like 3 minutes.

It was so great being able to laugh over how physics just doesn't make sense with Alicia. We think physics is magic and that's a fact.

I loved being able to hear about how Shana is doing. She is such an awesome Wyld life leader, Young Life-er, a friend and a woman of God. Her passion and love for Young Life is contagious to everyone around her. I am so thankful for her and for our conversations. :)

It was so good to be able to talk to Christina Yau :) We were in the same small group at Grace winter conference and it's so good to catch up. I'm so excited for her that she sent in all her college apps today! I liked being silly, talking about our day, how fun it is to Skype, and looking forward to talking again.

 I love that Amanda (aka Candy Mandy) and I bumped into each other in the hallway and got so carried away in conversation that we ended up talking for 2 hours. Talking about anything from boys, PA school, Young Life to life decisions, our weekend, and sororities.