As my birthday is right around the corner, it felt fitting to write about my Ohio State friends or as they would say "your friends at THE Ohio State University!" When one of my best friends from high school transferred to Ohio State, I knew I would visit him when I was home from college (considering I only live 30 minutes away and well, he's my best friend) and probably go to more football games than before, but I never imagined I would gain a whole group of friends along with it. My sophomore year of college and my first year at the University of Kentucky, I was at Ohio State A LOT. I was there pretty much every other weekend. I had just left a school I was miserable at and was just getting acclimated to UK, so I was home as much as possible. Due to that, it then became a joke that I should just transfer to OSU.

At one point, I really wanted to go there. It was close to home and I was there all the time anyway. At times when I would come home, I would go straight to OSU and only be at home to sleep in my bed. I even got accepted to the university, but turned it down and ended up staying at UK. On top of everything else, I've been to two formals for the fraternity my best friend is a part of. This is a really cool experience because I get to hang out with the people he bonds with the most and I get the sorority life experience without actually being in a sorority. I'm glad I stayed at UK because now I get to live the best of both worlds. I have all my friends and life at UK, but I also have a bunch of friends and a totally different life waiting for me when I come home and go to OSU.

It's really cool having friends that are a few hours away from you. I love my friends at UK, especially my roommates, but we see each other multiple times a day. We're the first to know each others drama and we struggle through the lows of life together, as well as, celebrate the highs of life together. I've been through a lot of deep things with my Ohio State friends as well though. We have had a lot of meaningful conversations with one another and have shared our advice and opinions on things we're struggling with. It's nice to have people you don't talk to every day and when you do talk, you pick up right where you left off.

I am so grateful for the memories and friendships I have created at Ohio State (thank you, Chris). From attending football games, throwing New Years Eve gatherings or just a casual Friday night really does make it feel like I am living two different lives, at two different universities, in two different states, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I can't wait to come home and see all of you guys and celebrate my birthday together in a few weeks. Who knows what the rest of 2020 will have in store for us!