Another sappy post referring to how much I like my friends

The toes in this photo are not mine. They belong to a passionate, mature, selfless, and intelligent girl who I am lucky to call a close friend.

When she first sent me this picture, I flared with jealousy. I mean, just look at the picture! She is laying in the back of a blue pick-up truck enjoying the summer sun with a, judging by the shoes, decently attractive boy. I can tell she was smiling when she took this picture and wanted to be where she was. Wouldn't you?

The more I looked at her toes in that blue pick-up truck, the more it became obvious that these were not my toes. More than that, I began to think about my other friends and all the places their toes have been. My friends have been to cities I cannot pronounce, they have changed the lives of people I do not know, they have been indoor sky diving, built houses, won trophies, delivered speeches, flown planes, climbed mountains, ridden wild animals, swam miles, discovered fossils, and set foot on land walked by thousands of people who have also had great experiences. Honestly, my friends are so cultured, and that makes them incredibly interesting.

Sure, my toes are well traveled, but they in no way compare to the places my friends' toes have stepped. And although I would be lying if I said I wasn't still jealous of the experiences my friends have had, I am happy knowing that the people I love have gotten to do the things I would love to do. I may never get to run a marathon, but that is okay because my friend (the one in the blue pick-up truck) is about to do so. I think I would rather have the amazing people I surround myself with do amazing things than hoard those experiences for myself. Not to say that I do not aim to be adventurous in my life, because god knows I do, but hearing the joy in a friend's voice when she tells me about where she has been and where she is going, in my opinion, is greater than having those things for myself. As much as I wish these were my toes in this picture, in that blue pick-up truck, knowing my friend was smiling when she took it equals everything out.

So, to my friends, keep on doing the things that make you all so interesting! I cannot wait to see where your toes will be next. You all deserve to be, and I know you all will be, somewhere beautiful.