Amanda Paige.

I now start a series of posts about specific people that mean the world to me.
This one is for Paigee. She's my roomie, but mostly my best friend.

I met Paige the very first day of college. It was right after move-in day and classes hadn't begun yet. All freshmen were supposed to attend a series of pointless activities. As we entered the courtyard that morning, we were randomly separated into small groups. Yepp, Paige and I were placed into the same group. Throughout the morning we just kind of drifted together, awkwardly eating lunch together in the cafeteria and making small talk. I would have never known back then where our friendship would lead,   and all the memories we would make over the next year. I ran into Paige a few more times that first week (basically wherever there was free food). We exchanged numbers and decided to eat lunch together on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. This is where our friendship grew.

Let me just pause for a second and say that Paige and I are ridiculously similar. We often joke and say that we are the same person. One of us will say something and the other one will say "I was just thinking that". This happens literally every day.

So anyways, through each lunch we would start to feel more comfortable and open up to each other. Our personalities would reveal themselves and I began to realize how similar we were. Then we started hanging out on weekends, I met all of her other friends, and the rest is history.

Paige is one of the closest friends I've ever had. She's just easy to talk to. She listens to everything and most of the time she can give you a new perspective, something you've never thought about before. I've always felt open with her, even after only knowing her for a month.

One of Paige's best characteristics is that she refuses to be brought down by negative things. Homegirl has dealt with a lot of crap from stupid boys that don't realize how amazing she is. And yes, I used "Homegirl" to make her laugh while reading this. But seriously, I'm fed up with men that don't treat her the way she deserves. But even though it's hard at times, Paige doesn't let it get to her. She's always able to find something to lift her spirits. As Anna has said before, Paige loves life. She loves to live. There's no other way I can put that. She finds new perspectives, and she always has a reason to laugh.

99% of my best college memories so far include Paige. We've been to some interesting places and met a lot of peculiar people. Even the times when we didn't go anywhere, just sitting on the balcony or the couch watching tv, we've had fun. I'm so blessed to have her in my life.

YOU DA BEST #BLOGLESSPAIGEEPOO.

-Kurt.