Hi everyone,

I wanted to dedicate this Sundays post to my best friend (Simply Everything), who has her 20th birthday today. I wanted to share some memories we have made together over the 2 years we have known each other. I know for some this is not a long time but to me this is the best and most real friendship I have ever had and I am hopeful for it to last a lifetime. This girl would bend over backwards for me if she had to! Bethany, I want you to know that I love you so much, your the best, and I hope you have a fantastic birthday. Although I won’t be there, know I am always there for you in spirit and I cant wait to see you at the end of the month with our little pickle!

Enjoy some of my fondest memories of us!

The first time we ever met, it was the first day of our course at university. We were both standing outside the lecture hall, alone and minding our business in our phones, when you came up to me and said: “Hi, do you do Communications and Media?” I replied with yes and you continued with “Oh good, I’ll stick with you then”. Ever since then, we have been inseparable and at that moment I knew I made a good friend. It was hard for me as I moved so far away and I didn’t know anyone and you made me feel so much better and happier, I was very close to quitting and moving back home because I felt so lonely in this new place, but then I met you and our little group, who have made this experience so much more memorable.

I remember our first long days at university, last ones in the Fusion building, with the cleaners starting to get the building ready for the next day, we were still there trying to finish our very first assignment together, with many snacks and laughs we got it finished and got the grade. I was so happy then because I finally found someone who takes their education as seriously as I do. From then we would go to the university bar and do our assignments or just lounge around campus. I remember our first trip to the library, oh God it was terrible! Took us nearly an hour to find three books, the librarian was no help either! All these little memories on campus, I will always treasure as you were always there from the start encouraging me to never give up, you believed in me when some did not.

All the nights out, our first Christmas together, I will never forget, we both successfully did not fall on our butts on the ice skating rink, can’t say the same for Christmas 2019 😉 All the times we were in my university accommodation, drinking, having a good time, finishing up work, talking about our future. When we were house hunting for year 2 at university, we didn’t even need to ask the awkward “So… do you want to live together?” We just instantly started looking for a place together no questions asked. You have been the only friend I have ever met that I never feel like you don’t like me or have anything against me, you know everything about me and do not judge me.

We have never had a fight, ever, only when I would eat something of yours and that’s it! I always replaced it after too! You are ALWAYS there for me, you are the one who drove me to the hospital when I was so so Ill, you are the one who helped me through the passing of my pet, you are the one who helped me through the tough times throughout university. You will always be treasured in my heart and soul forever.

When we finally moved in, we got our first pet together, I will never stop remembering and watching back videos and photos of the times we had toaster with little Pickle. All of his escapes, all of our personal talks when we would just sit and play with him, all of his pees on your bed. I will always be thankful for a friend I could always talk to, I could always come in your room and ask for help or to go somewhere with me, mostly it went like this “Beth……….I want snacks”, “NO KASIA I AM NOT GOING TO LIDL WITH YOU AGAIN” *5 minutes later we were on the way to Lidl*.

All of our wine and movie nights, where I would ask you a million questions about what we were watching, just as if you had any more clue than I did! Our “Galentines” day because the boys were busy, where we sang songs from our childhood, the time I lost our spare house key, the sitting and crying on the kitchen floor because I said something stupid. This will all be with me forever. I am the type of person to remember things, even the smallest things or sayings, forever, and these memories will always be there for me.

Bethany, again I want to wish you a happy happy HAPPY birthday from the bottom of my heart, I hope you enjoyed reading this and maybe even remembered some things I have missed from our memories (please remind me what we were laughing about so much I was sitting and crying of laughter by the fridge a few months ago?) I love you lots, wishing you a fantastic day, I hope for many more memories with YOU!

Love, Kasia x