Blog 5. Ideal Friend Connections

"If the world worked exactly the way I wanted it to, here's how time connecting with my friends would look/feel/be..."
My first thought was football. Ideally, everyday would be Sunday, and I would watch about nine hours of football with my friends and family. I can’t think of a better way to connect with people than when you are rooting for the same team. You experience every emotion together because when your team does good, you feel good together, and when your team does bad, you can cry on each others shoulders. In my photo collogue I included a picture of Tom Brady in the Super Bowl because this is one of my favorite events of the year. This is the day when even non-football fans will agree to celebrate the sport over a pot of queso and a bag of Tostidos. I also included a picture of “college football” because I love going to Longhorn football games with my friends. Finally, I included a quote about my favorite professional team, because ideally, all of my friends would be Texans fans.
Also in my photo collogue, I have several pictures of friends laughing together. In my opinion, this is one of the most important aspects of a friendship. The first time I laugh with someone, I feel like I have bonded with them. Again, it relates to experiencing the same emotion. Plus, laughing is fun, and I love to laugh with people. I even love when people laugh at me because it is a signal that we are enjoying each others’ company.
I added pictures of sand volleyball and tennis because I love being active with friends. In both of these sports you can not play without at least one other person. Some of my favorite memories in high school and college are from ultimate Frisbee or mud football games. Also in college, I have loved playing intramural sports. Ideally, I would have the opportunity to be on a sports team with all of my friends. When friends compete together, you immediately connect with each other because you are working towards the same goal. Also, you want friends on your team to perform well, and it is fun to set up victories for them.
The picture of the Ferrari and the mustang convertible stress the “ideal” aspect of this collogue. As much as I would love to be carpooling in one of these sports cars, it doesn’t really matter when you are riding with your friends. Times spent in cars, whether on road trips or just on the way to school, are often some of the best times with friends. I love playing games in cars or listening to music really loud with the windows rolled down. Carpooling is not only good for the environment but also good for a friendship.
I added several pictures and words about nature and conserving the environment. I love enjoying Mother Nature with my friends. If I were going on a hike, I’d rather do it with someone than by myself. I think that nature is way more enjoyable when you have someone to enjoy it with. For some reason, a sunset is far more beautiful when you have someone confirming that they think it is pretty too. I also like to travel and explore the world with friends. Once again, experiencing new places and cultures by your self is not as exciting as when you have someone with you to react to new surroundings. The cut-outs of the earth, the panda, the fruit, the wind farm, and the sunflower represent that saving the world is important to me and most of my friends. Therefore, they represent how friendships are sometimes formed because of a common interest. I am drawn towards people whose passions are similar to mine. Ideally, I would connect with my friends because we share the same values.
There are several words that say “gifts” or “give” and there is a picture of a puppy opening a present. These things represent an ideal world of giving to others more than your self. Ideally, giving to your friends would always be better than receiving something from them.
I added the words “to hold” and “hugs” because touch is my love language.
I had originally planned on having some sort of order to my collogue. I wanted to have different corners representing different ideas. But as I began pasting, I realized there really is no order in any of my friendships. In each relationship, there is a unique way of connecting with someone. Ideally, I said that I wanted to connect with my friends in all of these ways, but that might get a little boring. It is great to have some friends to watch football with and some to “just chill” with and some to save the earth with.