Positive Relationships

Over New Year's last year I remember reading a resolution article about making an effort to get rid of the negative relationships in your life and really focus on the positive ones. Well, it's a little late for a New Year's resolution, but I'm beginning to see the light. Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Christine, a friend I worked with at Sopra Sotto. She moved to DC last year and I went to visit for Fourth of July and her birthday. Christine is such a wonderful person! She and her roommate, Corinne, welcomed me into their apartment (and their lives) for four days and by the end of the trip, I felt like I had been living there for a month. Christine is the type of person who will do just about anything for anyone. One example: When we were out for her birthday, she took a blind man by the arm and helped him walk to the subway. It wasn't on our original route, but she took the time to help a stranger in need. Just one small example of why I love her so much.

This weekend I went to Waco to visit Megan and Brooke. For some reason when I'm with them I feel like we're old friends just catching up, even though I've only known them less than two years. We didn't do anything extravagant and there was no specific reason I made the trip, but just hanging out by the pool, getting a drink and playing cards was perfect. It's those types of friendships I want in my life. Ones where you just want to sit on the couch and talk for hours. 

Seeing these friends over the last few weeks and knowing that the relationships are positive ones makes me crave that in every relationship I'm in. I'm slowly learning the difference between toxic relationships and ones that really make you a better person. I'm not saying I have a lot of people in my life who are negative. I'm just realizing what type of person I want to spend my time with. Positivity is contagious and I want to be surrounded by that positivity. Cheers to recognizing the negative relationships and fostering the positive ones!

Christine and I eating some delicious crabs on the Fourth of July.

Me, Brooke and Megan relaxing in Brooke's pool this weekend.