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Amy McDonald is a journalism student at Glasgow Caledonian University, lover of rose wine and a bit of a drama queen.

 

 

Glasgow Times:

Scrolling through Instagram one evening I came across the quote above and it struck a chord.

At this moment in my life my friends are a big priority.  They’re the people I go to for the best advice and they’re always the best drinking buddies. 

I have been very lucky to make it through nearly four years of university and still have the same group of friends that was formed in high school.  These days life is hectic for us all but somehow we always manage to flock back to each other for that comfort and familiarity that we’ve all grown to love.

To say it was a varied group of friends would be an understatement.  We’ve got aspiring primary school teachers, nurses and we’ve even got one who lived in Spain for a year and managed to cling on to our little gang.

And then we’ve got a few who still don’t have a clue what to do with life.  There are so many varied personalities.  The caring one who is a great listener, the sensible one and the ‘mum’ of the group, the one who seems to have not a care in the world and who can forget the one who falls into palm trees and topples down the stairs. 

No matter how different we all are however, this never matters when we all get together.  As soon as the group gathers it’s like we are right back in high school- joking about the ridiculous hairdos we once sported and those embarrassing stories that established our place in the group, because let’s face it, some things never change.

After reading the quote above I had to laugh out loud when I realised- my friends have been the only love story I’ve ever had!  I’m definitely known as the ‘unlucky in love’ one of the group but despite the unsuccessful quest to find love, I have never been without my girls.  The bonds I have formed with this crazy bunch would never be able to top even a Romeo and Juliet love story.

So many girls these days are only focussed on the end game: finding that one person to spend the rest of your life with. They seem to have forgotten the amazing people that joined them on the ride.

It’s very important to me that I do not take my friends for granted as not many people are as lucky as me to have found a group of amazing girls that would fight your every battle and practically lie down and die for you. 

I love how unique and special each and every one of them are- they’re the love of my life, and always will be.