“Remember that one time I had to piss into a bottle in your car while we were listening to Louis Armstrong?”

“YOU SLY DEVIL YOU! WE THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!”

This past Labor Day weekend my friends and I went up to Austin for a day trip. Many laughs were had, many jokes were made, many songs were sung, and again, many laughs were had. Just a couple weeks ago, I went out with a different dynamic of our group of friends and had an equally amount of fun.

This was from when the different dynamic group hung out at a new rooftop bar downtown. Paramour. The best.

Cheese. Cheese. Shy.

THEY HAVE MY GODFATHER DRINK ON THE MENU! ON THE FREAKIN’ MENU!

I love my friends. I constantly talk about them, I put them on a pedestal, and I deeply cherish them. They’re simply irreplaceable.

Please get the reference.

But I don’t say that in unison with everyone else stating the same sentiment, no. Consider this a cocky, “my friends are better than yours,” sort of statement, because they are. And it’s okay for you to feel that way about your friends too.

“I’m not the hero this city needs.”

“But the hero this city deserves.”

The company I keep and hold dearly are the types who could easily share a personal comedic story, reciprocate the openness of everyone in the group, appreciate AND partake in comedic timing,  contribute to the moment or the story or the joke of the overall situation, and those who have true depth and embrace it.

When I’m with my friends, the biggest thing I strive for is to create memorable moments that’ll be stories to share in the future. I’m a sucker for stories, whether it’s telling mine or hearing others. Because of that passion, I can’t help but make every moment spent with others to be memorable. And it’s not forced either, it’s a natural ability that I’ve been complimented on. So I take pride in that.

So if there’s anything to take away from this, it’s to create your own moments so you’ll have stories to share later on.

“Hey guys, I picked up reading now!”

This apartment showcase in Ikea was my all time favorite. I should have got more pictures but this was clearly my favorite part of the apartment.

I’ll take all three, thank you.

Reiky in his natural habitat.

Oh and the titular quote for this article? That actually happened on our drive back from Austin. Yup. We were listening to the song below. Listen to it and imagine four twenty something’s inside a car giggling uncontrollably with the driver screaming “you better not miss” and this song on full blast with the windows down. At about 9 pm.

…and don’t forget to smile and be happy =)