I was just reminded yesterday how I'm going to have zero guy friends when I get home in 2 weeks. One of my really good friends, Mikey, just went into the MTC yesterday and will be serving his mission in Guatemala for the next 2 years! Although I've only known Mikey since the beginning of Fall semester, we became really close friends very quickly.Mikey helped me a lot with the whole Paul situation. When Paul was being rude and mean to me, Mikey would always reassure me that it was only because he was about to leave on his mission and how it was a way for him to try and get over me before he left. When Paul left for the MTC, Mikey was the one guy I could lean on and was always willing to listen to me. However, there was one stupid thing he said to me during our friendship and it would have to be the day Paul went to the MTC. I was over at Jessica's dorm crying and Mikey came in and assumed it was cause Paul had just left. So, what does he do? He comes over to me and says, "Olivia, here is a really easy way for you to forget about him...just pretend that he's dead!"......ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! That is the LAST thing you want to tell a girl when her missionary just left...that to pretend that he died....hahahaha. I cried even more when he said that! Looking back on it though...it was kind of good advice. I mean, I definitely don't think in my mind that Paul is "dead" but I don't think about him as much as I did before. I feel like the less I think about him, the faster time goes by. Don't get me wrong, I still love that boy but I'm not waiting for him. If anything, I just can't wait to see my best friend again.
There was one text that Mikey sent to me when I was home for winter semester and he was in Provo. It was a completely random text but meant a lot to me..." It's testimony meeting today and I thought of you and your testimony that you share with every body. I seriously always admired you for your boldness and courage and still do. Keep it up moms/olivia."Mikey was a huge part of my first semester of college. He is the funniest, nicest, smartest (when he really wants to be), spiritual, caring, good listener, and did I mention funniest guy ever? Even when he did the dumbest things that you would think I would get annoyed at...I never once got mad at him because he just always cracked me up! He is a very dear friend to me and I'm so excited to see how he is going to do on his mission! When we talked for the last time over the phone, I told him I'd see him in 2 years and he corrected me and said 4...because he figures I'll serve a mission :) Who knows when we'll see each other again but shoot, I'm gonna miss that boy!
Another good friend of mine who will be leaving me in a matter of weeks is Josh Paul.
Haha this boy and I have had wayyyy too many good times together! The first time I met Josh was our junior year in high school. I hardly knew the guy and he asked me to homecoming...haha that was one experience in itself! I like to tease him about it since his mom did tell me that I was his "first date" ;) ha! Josh and I did the talent show our senior year and performed the song "Lucky" by Jason Mraz and Colbie Calliat. Josh was definitely one of my really good friends my senior year and I would consider myself as one of his good friends as well. It was easy for me to open up to him and to talk to him on what was on my mind. People used to think we were dating cause I would always link arms with him in the morning :) haha! He also made me a cup and a bowl in ceramics!...only cause I bugged the crap out of him about making me something (make me something, please and thank you!) haha! I was able to be a part of his first performing experience. He played a song at momo prom and it was the first time he had ever sang in front of a crowd of people. He looked sooo nervous so I asked him if he wanted to say a prayer before we went up and I remember him being so willing to say one with me. So it was Paul, Josh and I and we huddled in a little circle and said a quick prayer. Josh was a freakin pro up there! He did so good! You honestly couldn't even tell it was his first performance. Now, Josh writes songs and has had many bands. His voice has improved SO much and I'm so proud of him!
I'm going to miss Joshypoo SOOOO much!! I'm going to miss him always annoying me, bugging me, saying rude comments to me, slapping my butt in front of Paul on the bart (hahahhaahahhaha sorry, had to put that one in), making bets with him (and obviously winning), going hot tubing in his backyard with his family out of town (well...I could still do that but I won't have the guys anymore :( ) , getting free massages from him and never giving him one back....hahahhaha ok. Now I'm going to be serious. I'm going to miss his goofy personality, his smile, his talented voice, his humor, his family, his hyperness when he doesn't take his meds (but for some reason..it's only around me he gets SUPER hyper), and just having a friend who always has my back whenever I need him. I know that he still will have my back when he's on his mission but, it'll be harder to turn to him in time of need when by the time he gets my emo letter of how stressed out I am or whatever...I'll probably feel all better and won't need his advice anymore lol. He's going to do great in Paris, France and I cannot WAIT for him to come home! I wish I could of said goodbye to him one last time but...I know we'll see each other again :) Plus, whenever I see Jeff Gordan's face in the trunk of my car...I'll always think of him! Love you Joshypoo!
And last but not least...Bowman Bagley :)
Bowman Bowman Bowman...where do I start?? Well, we became friends the summer going into our senior year. He came to my baptism and my families baptism! I remember the first time I saw Bowman...it was at his Eagle Scout ceremony. I actually went to watch Mark get his Eagle Scout and I remember noticing Bow. I thought he was really cute haha so I told some girl that (I forget who, maybe Janelle) and whoever I told, she said, "Oh, Bowman? Yeah...he's off limits. Whitnie already called dibs." Hahahahahahahahahaha! I remember thinking to myself how I never knew you could call dibs on a boy before he turned 16 haha but whatever.
Bowman has too been a great friend of mine. I remember whenever I looked like I was having a rough morning or a bad day, he would always ask how I was doing. I remember when Paul broke up with me, he told me that if I ever needed to talk that all I had to do was call him. When I was at BYU-I in the fall, I would sometimes call him with questions on my scripture reading and even if he was busy, he would always stop what he was doing to help me out.
I'm going to miss Bow!! Who am I going to get 11:11 texts from now! :( I'm so glad that I was able to meet him and to have him as one of my good friends. I told him how I had never gone to a college football game once and when I came to Provo to visit before heading home for Thanksgiving break, he surprised me and told me that he was able to find an extra ticket for the AF vs. BYU football game! I was SO stoked! That's the type of person Bowman is; always willing to help others out. He is going to be an amazing missionary. It's going to be hard not to have him physically a part of my life for 2 years but being a convert, I know how important missionaries are and how much of an impact they can make on a persons life and I would much rather have him doing that and miss him then to have him here. He better write to me! If he doesn't...I'm going to have to email his parents and complain :) His dad seems to adore me so haha maybe I should just do that as a prank and pretend like he doesn't write me back and see if his parents actually ever do anything about it :) I have a picture that Bow drew for me at youth conference and it's a self portrait of myself as a stick figure..haha. It is inside one of my other key-chains and whenever I look at it, I will always remember him :) I love Bow to death and I'm going to miss him lots but I know he is going to do amazing in Guatemala!Till we meet again :)
Liv
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