May 15, 2012 - My friend, Kris.

It's cliche to even write this, but the saying "many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart" is especially true with my friend, Kris. I met her summer of 2008, during a camping trip with my then boyfriend. We were friends, immediately, and are still friends even a year since I ended the relationship that made us friends.

Kris became one of my closest confidantes nearing the end of the relationship, helped talk me through all of the rough patches, and was really there with a shoulder to lean on. She gave me advice, and was there for me as my friend. She and I have taken more strides to strengthening our friendship since the break-up, we've taken a couple of trips together in and out of the country. I no longer refer to her as "the friend I met through my ex-boyfriend", but a mutual friend, my friend.

She's the friend I tell people, "I can usually say 'No' when people ask me to drink, but when Kris asks, I can never say 'no'." And she's one of the reasons, I truly believe that each and every person who walks into your life serve some important purpose, for my last boyfriend, he brought me some of the best friends I've ever known. For that, I am grateful.