(Nearly) 1000 Miles

by Unknown - 16:08

So, I'm in a very strange mood. I ended up watching loads of videos that were titled 'Meeting My Best Friend' and it was all very emotional and reminded me of meeting Natalie for the first time (which wasn't quite as emotional as those videos but still a very very very good day)

And so, I thought I would do a little appreciative post for Natalie.

P.S. I googled UK to Switzerland miles and google maps says 994.1... hence the title.

This could get very cheesy, I'm in one of those moods where you just want to tell everyone how much you love them.

So, in October 2012 I thought I was in a pretty good place in my life. I had two best friends who at the time were ever so lovely, I was turning 16 in 3 months and everything was good. Then I got a message on Facebook.

(that took me so long to find, appreciate that)

That day we talked non stop about everything to do with One Direction. I was happy I had found a friend that I could obsess over 1D with since my friends at the time didn't like them quite as much as I did. The talking didn't die down, I don't know how we managed to find so much to talk about considering it was mostly about One Direction but we talked for days and days and it got to the point where we both agreed it was weird when we weren't talking. One night we both stayed up all night (haha...) watching an awards show and waiting for 1D. As you do.

Just over a year later in January 2014 we decided we should probably meet up since we'd only ever talked on Facebook. And so, that's exactly what we did. We met up in town, went shopping, looked at 1D Merchandise and drank Starbucks (which she payed for, I owe you a Starbucks Natalie, sorry).

It was such a great day, I've never felt more at ease with someone ever.

Someone put it perfectly and said 'I can't pick a specific day where I've thought 'Natalie is my best friend' but then again I cant pick a day where she hasn't been'...obviously they didn't say 'Natalie'...anyway! It's like she's a part of my life, it would seem weird if she wasn't!

Over the years me and Natalie have been through a lot, but even through the months where it wasn't so rosy I wouldn't change any of it (cheesy or what?!).

Natalie has gone from being someone I can send photos of Harry Styles to, to someone who I can tell anything. There literally isn't anything that I feel like I can't talk to Natalie about. From seeing McBusted to me crying on Facetime (this has happened on many occasions) we have a lot of good memories and the number of silly photos and videos I have on my laptop proves that.

I haven't seen Natalie in about 6 months now which is a heck of a long time! She's busy being a nanny in Switzerland and I'm busy revising for all my A Levels here in England so we obviously don't get to spend much time together but in July she's coming home for 6 WEEKS?! Some days when life isn't so great it can be hard having your best friend (nearly) 1000 miles away. I can't just drive over and sit in my car singing 1D.

I am so grateful to have someone like Natalie. She gives me great advice (with her nearly 2 more years experience) and is always there to make me giggle when I need to. I'm so proud of her, seeing her get all these job offers to be a nanny, travelling all around which is what she loves and still managing to keep in touch with me and be a fantastic friend. I hope that even when I have to leave to go to University we will still be best friends. It's going to get harder and harder to see each other since when she comes home I may not be home.

October will (FINALLY) bring One Direction coming to Manchester. Me and Natalie are going to see them on the 3rd, nearly 3 years since we started talking and I am so so excited since we've never seen them live together even though they're the reason we're best friends!!

BASICALLY, I loves ya Natalie.