Ohana Means Family
I have never liked the phrase blood is thicker than water. It seems to indicate that families are only designated by blood. By biological means or by marriage. I think that family is so much more than blood relatives. Family means being a part of something bigger than yourself and caring about someone else more than you do yourself. It means, as Lilo said it, never leaving someone behind or forgetting them. Family is what you make it. This means that friends, blood relatives,
An Open Letter to My Best Friends...
Dear Childhood...and Lifelong Best Friends, We've known each other for like...forever. Or, at least it feels that way. We grew up together. Shared moments together that have, and I hope will continue to, solidify our friendship. From elementary school embarrassments to our first crushes and eventual kisses, we have been there for each other. And, now that we are adults, have moved away from each, each one living in a different city, each one at a different point in our lives,
