My best friends have also helped shaped my identity. They always know the right things to say to make me feel better. I know I can come to them with anything and everything and they will always have a way to help me through it. Some I have met at the Mount others I have had since I was a child and some others I met unexpectedly in random places. My friends are part of my family. They showed me how to become a better person and have helped me grow up. They are the people that no matter how bad life seems, are going to be there for you, to lean back on, and catch you when you fall. They have helped me through the roughest nights this summer and I do not know what I will do without them in college as most of them live within ten minutes of me. I am sure my phone bill will be off the charts. I know no matter what path I take in life, they will never leave my side.