I'll always tell you you're my friend, I hope I don't have to lie...

Apologies and frozen, mmmhmm.

For all intents and purposes I have been phone-less for the past 2-ish weeks.  The first week was a Mexican hiatus, the second week was due to my throwing my phone in the ocean (unintentionally) on said Mexican hiatus (and, in all fairness, the conversation being had when the aforementioned phone was thrown into ocean was totes worth the pain and heartache of the loss of my beloved phone [ask me lata yo]).  

Why is this important?  Thanks for asking, I like the way that you think!

I am an introvert, I loooooooooove my alone time (and still, you're thinking, what is the point lady? Get to it!)   But being without a phone left an enormous gap in my life (not just the one in my hand ;)), and definitely not because I missed technology.  It's sad, but the truth of the matter is that, these days, phones (minus FB and email) are one of our major connection points, how we talk to those that we love.  So based on my "phone-liness", I got to thinking about relationships.

It's funny (ironic, not haha) how fragile our friendships can be.  Some friends you can go years without speaking to and still feel just as close to.  And others, well, just one week passes and it seems like a lifetime... and not in a good way.  The trauma (of a phone-loss? ;)) that a friendship can sustain and still continue on is not really due to the strength on the relationship, but instead, the strength of the two individuals who make up that relationship.  

Why do some friendships fail, when others are so strong?

Of course there's really no answer to this, it's all dependent on the people and the particular relationships, but it just seems so crazy to me how connected we all are.  Or disconnected, depending on how you look at it.

Regardless, my lack of phone, in a time when cell phones are pretty much considered a "necessity", really gave me a sense of appreciating those that I love, the relationships that I have, and how I will do anything to keep them.  And not to brag, but my friends are pretty rockin', so they def much deserve most of my attention and adoration...

The point? Technology is pointless without relationships.  Love you friends, and cheers to my new Samsung S3, may it live forever ;)