I'm quite positive that almost everyone has heard of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Possibly one of my favorite series about teenagers girls, that I've read so far. It does such a great job demonstrating how these girls friendship grows and the journeys they take together. If you haven't read or seen the movies this is what happens. Don't worry, I won't give away the ending. Basically there are four girls who have been friends since birth. 16 years these girls grow up together, never being apart. Their first summer before their first year of high school has some unexpected turns. They each are going on different adventures. Meaning that they aren't going to be together for an entire summer. To celebrate their last day together for a couple months the girls go shopping. They find a pair of jeans that fit each of them perfectly. Keep in mind that these girls have very different body types. So this is pure magic that these jeans work for each of them. They buy the jeans and decide that each girl will have the jeans for a week, and send them to the next sister along with a letter talking about how the pants helped them in any way. So that's basically the plot, of course there is more to it but that is the gist.
Anyway how is this whole series relevant to me? I'll tell you. My story doesn't span out over 16 years but over two pretty great ones. It was kinda of miraculous, in a way, over my junior year I rekindled a friendship that was years over due. We obviously became best friends and it was great!I got closer with a girl whom I very much admired. We became best friends and I was so happy to have her in my life. In May, I met on of my very best friends while we were auditioning for the school musical for our senior year. Each of us know one another from others but we hadn't hung out the four of us ever. So we tried it one day and it was perfect! We clicked and from then on we were inseparable. I had 3 best friends and I definitely felt that we were going to be best friends for ever. At our first of many sleepovers,the summer before our senior year, we watched Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and that's when the brilliant idea came to us! We knew that a pair of jeans weren't going to fit all of us but we wanted something that was going to keep us together because we were all going on trips this summer. We decided that next day we were going to buy a journal that we could share. So we bought our journal and had a little ritual, and talked abut guidelines and other such rules that were being made about out journal.Yes, I know, very cheesy and unoriginal. We made silly rules like no negativity about ourselves, CTR, venting is highly recommended, and add a thought of inspirational quote, of picture. And bam! The journal was made!
This is where I got to thinking... each of us is SO similar to one of the girls in the real Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
We've got our "Bridget". Our competitive one, blonde that the boys want. When she sees something she wants, she is going to get it. She loves everyone and doesn't care what you think. She's fearless and ready for a challenge. Sometimes she puts on a brave face but we know when she is hurting. She'll lean on us when needed and try to stand on her own because she knows its what she needs to do to grow. Like Bridget, she is very much out there. she puts herself out there and she may get hurt but then she knows not to do it again. She is brave for all of us.
Next we have our "Lena". She is very responsible and almost like the mother to us all. She is steady and knows how to be an adult when needed. She is very talented and she just doesn't believe it. She is shy, but once you crack her, she's great. She very tender hearted, and just wants what's best for all of us. Like Lena, she doesn't let herself feel because she's scared of getting hurt. She thinks she is doing 100% when really it's like 1%. She is just scared of what's out there.
Then we have our classic rebel, "Tibby". She is quite the character. Her wit is so sharp it could cut you. She's extremely bright and very artistic. She, Like Tibby, tends to run when things get hard. Which I admit we all do, but her more than most. She doesn't like to let people in. She's outgoing but to a point to keep people from finding more out about her. She keeps to herself and sometimes just likes being the observer.
Lastly, there's Carmen. In my opinion, she's the glue that holds them altogether. She wants the group to stay together until the end. She tries so hard to keep connections, and makes sure they all have they're reunions when everyone is in town and available. She what's best for everyone and sometimes forgets about herself. She hates to see change, because it is very hard on her. She loves and trusts too freely.
Yes, it seems like anyone could fit into these profiles but my friends and I are so close its scary. In myself, I see Carmen. I try so hard to keep everyone together it's become exhausting. I'm trying to hold on to the past because I don't want it to change. Maybe it's my fear of taking a leap, which I know is the next step. Sometimes we have to jump blindly and see what happens. Which I'm learning more and more every day. In a way, I'm holding myself back. We all do it, we just have to find out how to break it.
Until next time,
O
Anyway how is this whole series relevant to me? I'll tell you. My story doesn't span out over 16 years but over two pretty great ones. It was kinda of miraculous, in a way, over my junior year I rekindled a friendship that was years over due. We obviously became best friends and it was great!I got closer with a girl whom I very much admired. We became best friends and I was so happy to have her in my life. In May, I met on of my very best friends while we were auditioning for the school musical for our senior year. Each of us know one another from others but we hadn't hung out the four of us ever. So we tried it one day and it was perfect! We clicked and from then on we were inseparable. I had 3 best friends and I definitely felt that we were going to be best friends for ever. At our first of many sleepovers,the summer before our senior year, we watched Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and that's when the brilliant idea came to us! We knew that a pair of jeans weren't going to fit all of us but we wanted something that was going to keep us together because we were all going on trips this summer. We decided that next day we were going to buy a journal that we could share. So we bought our journal and had a little ritual, and talked abut guidelines and other such rules that were being made about out journal.Yes, I know, very cheesy and unoriginal. We made silly rules like no negativity about ourselves, CTR, venting is highly recommended, and add a thought of inspirational quote, of picture. And bam! The journal was made!
This is where I got to thinking... each of us is SO similar to one of the girls in the real Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
We've got our "Bridget". Our competitive one, blonde that the boys want. When she sees something she wants, she is going to get it. She loves everyone and doesn't care what you think. She's fearless and ready for a challenge. Sometimes she puts on a brave face but we know when she is hurting. She'll lean on us when needed and try to stand on her own because she knows its what she needs to do to grow. Like Bridget, she is very much out there. she puts herself out there and she may get hurt but then she knows not to do it again. She is brave for all of us.
Next we have our "Lena". She is very responsible and almost like the mother to us all. She is steady and knows how to be an adult when needed. She is very talented and she just doesn't believe it. She is shy, but once you crack her, she's great. She very tender hearted, and just wants what's best for all of us. Like Lena, she doesn't let herself feel because she's scared of getting hurt. She thinks she is doing 100% when really it's like 1%. She is just scared of what's out there.
Then we have our classic rebel, "Tibby". She is quite the character. Her wit is so sharp it could cut you. She's extremely bright and very artistic. She, Like Tibby, tends to run when things get hard. Which I admit we all do, but her more than most. She doesn't like to let people in. She's outgoing but to a point to keep people from finding more out about her. She keeps to herself and sometimes just likes being the observer.
Lastly, there's Carmen. In my opinion, she's the glue that holds them altogether. She wants the group to stay together until the end. She tries so hard to keep connections, and makes sure they all have they're reunions when everyone is in town and available. She what's best for everyone and sometimes forgets about herself. She hates to see change, because it is very hard on her. She loves and trusts too freely.
Yes, it seems like anyone could fit into these profiles but my friends and I are so close its scary. In myself, I see Carmen. I try so hard to keep everyone together it's become exhausting. I'm trying to hold on to the past because I don't want it to change. Maybe it's my fear of taking a leap, which I know is the next step. Sometimes we have to jump blindly and see what happens. Which I'm learning more and more every day. In a way, I'm holding myself back. We all do it, we just have to find out how to break it.
Until next time,
O
