i've been thinking a lot about women lately. the women that transitioned from young girls to women through college. women that i started out with.. where we questioned a lot and talked a lot to figure things out. it was like constant group projects on the multiple layers to our lives that seemed so chaotice and out of control. adn in a way they were because we didn't know what to do. know what hd prepped us for the social chnages that owuld coem from going awya to coellege. but it wsa fun, and sad at times but im so gratuefl for the women that i was gien the privilege to know and grow with.
jen. she's the first woman i think of when i htink about the beginnign of gettysburg. i remember the fist time i met er was in des' room, but my next memory is parent's day when i went to her room to avoid my parents. (i was confused and bratty).she's just this super intelligent woman, who is so intellectual that she's seemingly confusing herself as she's speaking. it's shocking, becuase she's so chill and avidly trying to be social; but her mind is light years beyond what we're thinking. she's phenomenal. i remember her wiritng a paper a weke before ti was due so she could give it to the wiritng center and professor. it was maybe the fourht week of school, and i was like wow- go off sis. and she did- she's so involved oncampus, but doesn't announce any of it. jen works her ass off, but is one of the most humble people i know (yahyer is denfitly up there with ehr).phenomenal woman.
des. i shake my head at the wonder that she is. when you iamgine the mist coming out of the genie's lamp in alladin when it's rubbed.. think of desinty with her wide-legged flowy pants and crop top, luscious mes of curls on her head, coming out. you're thinking in your head "what is oging on?" and that's the point- she forever has me quesiotning our lives. i'm in love wiht her, she knows it. i know it. she's the "mom" friend, but if your mom had the privilege of going to college and ws paososionate about emotional and intellectual growth. i imagine she's probably on par with the moms on tv shows now, like this is us or the one with lesbian moms- but i dont watch them so, idk. just kknow that destiny familia ( i think her middle name is justine) is breathtaking. she's genuinely a "stay in your lane" type of person. she's jsut in her own world, and if you're not adding tot hat then youre outtie 5thousand. des makes and respects boundaries, no questions asked. amazing.
yahyer. In one of Oprah's podcasts she said "You need to commit to being the best version of yourself." That is Inayah Sherry. She is deicated to constantly challenging herself, and those around her, to grow and evolve. She exudes this love and energy that will let you know that she accepts you for who you are, but you need to be reflective and grow as well. Time and time again she has shown me that strength is a personal journey that most times needs to be done alone and you must accept it. Even when it's really shiity and unwanted- it's happening anyway, so why not commit yourself to it and enjoy the process. And it is a process, it takes time and pateinece but you need to push yourself to make it happen. I've learned all of that from being with her, to watching her from afar. Do not take her (presence, knowledge, ideas, etc) for granted, because I promise you'll never meet someone even remotely like her again.
nai. RULE NUMBER ONE TO BE A BOSS ASS BITCH, NEVER LET A BROKE BOY TRY TO PLAY YOU. The only woman I have ever met that has such minute concern for men and the role that they could play in your life. Nairobi has been about herself and her money since the first time I ever met her, and to this day she has not lost sight of that. As I write this and recall on past conversations we've had, I'm genuinely in awe at how focused and driven she was at 18/19 years old. Nairobi was never judgemental or discourgaing- she is truly a "girl's girl." No idea was too far fetched, no goal unattainable and no problem unfixable. I would leave every conversation (or night out) feeling invinvicile and like the boss ass bitch I know I can be- genuinely all because of her. Nairobi has been a go getter since the first day I met her, and every conversaiton since has included a new piece of information about how she's going to make things happen for herself (and her family, s/o to her brother who built a working a car from nothing- a phenmomnal family).