Feeling, Film, and Fotography Fridays 08.09.2019

Connections

Just last week I was in Kansas for my best friend’s wedding. We are friends from elementary school and grew up together until I had to move to California some 5+ years ago. Even then we kept in contact because growing up as “Nerds”, shoutout to those “Nerd Over There” podcast on Sound Cloud also by mutual friends, we would use Skype then advance to Ventrilo, then TeamSpeak, and now Discord. We were always connected via the internet playing games or just talking.

Then that got me thinking. The whole time my few close friends and I have always been connected even so hundreds of miles away in California for me, even more for another friend that went to Seattle Washington for school, and insanely further away to the Philippines where my friend that just got married went to school! We have always been connected. Honestly, that is the most important thing in my life. Even though sleepless nights in College #collegelyfe or a particular soul-draining relationship where I would be gone for months on end; I could still pop into the channel and be immersed as if nothing changed. As if I never left from the conversation at all.

These relationships are far and few because life sometimes gets in the way. This connection I have with my friends all together in this one place at the wedding impacted me in a way that I can’t explain. The culture shock and humidity of Shawnee, KS definitely stood out, but it’s the fact that wherever we are if one of the homies lights the torch, we will all go to the beacon. This empowering unity really uplifted me. The wedding ceremony was quaint and inviting. I was basically adulting cause reality MY FRIEND IS MARRIED!! The group that I have known for so long are continuing their life one step at a time. Sharing the many moments at the wedding showed me that Alcohol is key…I am kidding! Anywho it is important to step out and make connections as you may never know how far the connection will take you.

For me, these connections mean a lot as growing without strong parental figures leave you feeling hopeless. These guys that I have known forever have really helped me push past all of it. This will be a chapter that will stay with me forever. I wish you good fortune, prosperity, and happiness in your marriage Jacob and Hannah! We’ll keep in touch don’t you worry!