BLOG #4

Patrick Sanderson

February 4, 2012

Blog #4

            I am very lucky to say that I have a group of friends that I am very close with. I consider these five people to all be my best friends. These wonderful people are Dylan, Rachael, David, Tyler and Matt. Rachael is my sister and David is my stepbrother. I’ve known Dylan since I was about 7 years old. His mom works for my dad. Tyler and Matt are both friends that I made in grade school and they were my roommates last year.

            Whenever I’m with my “crew” I can totally be myself. Not that I can’t be myself when I’m around other people but it’s different. We all have known each other for so long and we know everything about each other. I feel like I am at my best when I’m around them. We bring out the best in each other. I doesn’t matter what we’re doing, when we’re all together its always fun.

            Dylan is my closest friend. We’ve backpacked through Europe together and just went to Australia together. Those trips have made us extremely close. We know each other very well. There’s no BS with us. If I’m screwing up, he’ll be the one to let me know. Its weird whenever you hang around someone so long and so often, it’s like your brain is connected. A lot of times we don’t have to say anything, and we both are on the same page.

            I’m closer with my sister Rachael than anyone else in my family. I have stepbrothers and half brothers and sisters, but Rachael is the only sibling that is from the same mom and dad. Not that that makes her more of my sibling than the others, but it definitely means something. She’s only two years older than me but I feel like she is another mom to me. When we both lived in Baton Rouge she would do everything for me. Now she lives in Australia and I CAN’T WAIT for her to get home. Hopefully if it all works out, we will live together sometime next year. I really hope so cause she’s an awesome cook and I could learn a lot from her.

            Tyler, Matt and David are right there with Rachael and Dylan. I love hanging out with them so much and they know me so well. It’s hard cause none of these great people live in New Orleans. David lives in Baton Rouge, Tyler and Matt live in Colorado, Dylan lives in Hammond and Rach is all the way across the globe.

As spread out as we all are, we still keep in touch. I talk to all of them every week. They are what keep me sane. If I didn’t have them in my life I’m not sure where I’d be right now. I feel lucky to have them in my life and I intend to keep them in my life forever.