"Friends are the bacon bits in the salad bowl of life."
- Anon

"If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them, I would be at the bottom to catch them."
- Anon

"Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don't say."
- Anon

"We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere."
-Tim McGraw

"Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher."
-Anon

"When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there."
-Anon

"Together forever, and never apart.  Maybe in distance, but never in heart."
-Anon

"Promise you won't forget me, because if I thought you would, I'd never leave."
~Winnie the Pooh~

"The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had."
-Anon

"One can't complain. I have my friends. Why, someone spoke to me only yesterday."
~Eeyore~

"A friend is someone who knows all about you... and loves you anyway."
-Anon

"I live for the nights that I won't remember with the friends I will never forget."
-Anon

"Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families."
-Anon

Leaving
by Robert Elliott
Open your arms to change, but please don't lose yourself
You are what makes you who you are in sickness and in health
A friendly atmosphere has made you who you are to be
Your character is in charge and will control your destiny

You'll go someplace you've never gone, you'll make your mark again,
You will reset your standards, and sure will make new friends
As soon as today is yesterday your heart will always give
I hope you won't regret today, cause your future longs to live

If our paths don't cross again, I won't forget this day
Cause I'm afraid of change, I'm scared to shift my ways
My eyes will see things they've never seen, but I've always been here
The time that counts your moments gone will teach me not to fear.

You'll look upon your life and see familiar grounds
You'll hear the call of memories and recognize the sound
All the lives you change will make stars disappear
And as you're settled down, you'll realize you've never left here. 

This is for my best friends, Kacie Mae Martell, Alexandra Dianne Hooper, Amanda Marie Stabile, and Jennifer Lynn Khim. No matter where we go, no matter where life takes us, I'll always hold you closest. I hope we get to share our lives together again someday. Until then, I want all of you to achieve your dreams and be the best people you can be. I know I will. ;) So no worries. See you all at Kacie's wedding! =)