Journeys

I tend to take lots of road trips.

A majority of my college friends live a minimum of 5 hours away from me. Because of that fact, I usually have to request weekends off here or there to be able to visit my friends and spend a few days laughing my butt off over absolutely nothing.

This naturally leads to many miles being added to my car and lots of car washes. My poor boy's current situation is evidence of that. Just a few days ago, Mitchell (that's my car, by the way), looked like this:

 Now, he looks like this:

This is what happens when you travel to upstate New York on a semi-regular basis. I kid you not. I've been there three times in the past month. I know lots of people would be asking questions like, "Do you know how many hours of driving that is?" and, "How many miles is that?" Honestly, I don't care.

It is so rewarding to make those trips. I've said on numerous occasions in the past few weeks that I would travel any distance for a friend. That's the truth. I find little value in how few miles are on my car or how much money I've got in the bank. That sort of thing means nothing if I haven't got friends and family that love and cherish my company - and I theirs. I'm super blessed to have the financial stability to visit my friends as frequently as I do. For that, I thank God. Because sometimes I really need a brief respite from my day-to-day life. Sometimes, I just need a friend to hug me and say, "You're gonna do fine."

And, it doesn't hurt that whenever I get to hang with my college friends, I laugh until my sides hurt and get so little sleep that delirium sets in early in the day. That's worth it too. Despite the exhaustion and weariness of my adventures with my friends, I'm always glad for those journeys. I have yet to ever leave a friend's house and say, "Man, I wish I could get that weekend back."

In fact, my thought always is, "Why do weekends go by so fast?"

So enjoy your adventure. Go visit a friend - regardless of the distance. I imagine you'll thank yourself.

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