What happened to the good ol days?

This morning I was on Facebook (surprising, I know). As I was looking at the recent status posts that my friends had put up, I ran across one that said "I miss the old days." That got me reminiscing about my old memories. Rather than post a Facebook status similar to my friend's, I figured I'd just blog about it.

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my life now. But what happened to the 'good 'ol days'? Growing up has it's benefits, but I would give anything to be young again. Reminiscing always brings me to my freshman year of high school. Although everyone hates freshmen, I can honestly say that was the best year of my schooling career. Yeah, the seniors picked on us and everyone had rude remarks as we walked down the halls, but I didn't have a care in the world.

During high school, I had 4 close friends. I can still remember many of the goofy and immature times we shared. Although we were stupid and giddy girls, I'd love to go back to that time of my life. Staying up and talking about boys or dressing up in stupid costumes could always guarantee a good time. Despite what anyone had to say about us, we had an amazing freshman year because we knew that we could always count on each other.

Although we stayed close friends throughout high school, it seemed like nothing was as great as freshman year. As we got older, serious boyfriends and alcohol related events got in between the close bond we all once shared. To this day, I know I can go to any one of those 4 girls during a rough time or problem and they will be there for me-I know that won't ever change- but it kills me to know that we let silly things get in the way of our friendship, which drifted us apart.

In summary, I'm almost thankful for that Facebook status "I miss the old days", because it got me thinking about how fortunate I am to have great friends and it reminds me that we will never forget all the amazing times we shared together.