Where do I even begin?
I met Jenna on March 26th, 2018. We had both been selected as staff for an organization at TAMU and were instructed to meet under the clock tower. It was around 9 o'clock at night, so it was pitch black out, and here I am looking for this random girl. At this point, I didn't even know her name. Soon I saw a skinny blonde with a red comfort colors t-shirt heading my way. Turns out this was the girl I was looking for. Her name was Jenna Wagner, and she might have loved One Direction a little more than me. I was shocked to think someone could be more obsessed than me, but after getting to know Jenna, her dedication ceased to surprise me.
Jenna and I were immediate friends, taking trips to Sonic for her buffalo wings and my weird drink combinations, blasting music in my car and signing at the top of our lungs. These are some of the best memories of my life. But Jenna and I became even closer as we attended our staff retreat for our organization. We spent 3 days in this little lake community with 14 other staff members. Jenna and I stuck side by side, sharing snacks, swinging in ENO's, and almost getting a ticket for riding around in a golf cart at 4 am (sorry not sorry).
The more I grew to know Jenna, the more I knew - we would be lifetime friends. Both die-hard One Direction fans (8 years later), and the most red assed Aggies you'd ever meet, she and I were, and still, are inseparable.
We spent the fall semester together, cramming in the library, grocery shopping, talking about our nonexistent love lives, and as many sonic trips as you could imagine. But unfortunately, after the fall semester, Jenna had to move back to Houston, to continue her education there.
I was crushed, devastated to see my best friend leave College Station. I knew Houston would be amazing for her but was anxious about life without her.
But in our time apart, I have discovered that Jenna is truly my greatest inspiration in life, other than Jesus Himself.
Jenna is full of love. Even the first day I met her, she ran up and hugged me. If you know me, I'm a very cautious person, and this threw me off. But I also knew from day one, Jenna has a huge heart. She has continually shown me how to love everyone around me, and how to appreciate every situation I've been placed in, whether it be good or bad. Her kind-hearted spirit is motivational to everyone around her, and I couldn't love her more for it.
Jenna is honest. Whether I'm asking her an opinion on an outfit, or how to handle a difficult situation, Jenna has always shown me how to be honest with others. Honesty breeds integrity, and instead of tiptoeing around truth, we should face it head-on. She has shown me what it means to be lovingly true instead of fake.
Jenna is resilient. No matter what life throws at her, she dusts herself off, and stands back up, prouder and taller than before. What a huge testimony this has been to my own life, about how to stand up and not fear those who are against me. It doesn't matter how bad things get, Jenna continually shows me how to be the bigger and better person, and to endure.
Jenna Wagner, girl, I love you more than life itself!
Always,
HMS
