my quick fix for laughter

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onto today’s topic: my quick fix for laughter ❤️‍🔥 

by the end of this quick fix, i’m always left with my face and stomach sore from laughing uncontrollably, and tear streaks on my face.

i hop on this call in hopes of spilling and sipping some tea, but it nearly always ends in a dozen more inside jokes, not wanting to end the call, and a teeny tiny bittersweet feeling of “i wish i was there, with them.”

my quick fix for laughter is to facetime the gang. my besties. we literally have a weekly mandatory call scheduled into our calendars titled “MANDATORY FT W BESTIES. be there or you're dead.” 😵 

the first time was awkward — it felt like an interrogation with the 3 of them together in-person on one screen, and me in another country on another screen alone.

the next time was random & unplanned. it felt natural and we were back to our dynamic. rather than recounting the week like it was a chore, we had stories we were dying to spill and a lot of out-of-pocket jokes to make.

i know that if i’m ever in need of some laughter, i can count on one of them to pick up. and if they don’t, i know i can pester them to pick up without feeling like a loser. 😭 when i tell you i can barely breathe in these calls, i’m not exaggerating. i literally have to pause and take deep breaths sometimes.

it’s comforting to know that i can just be so real (sometimes we’re a little too real…) with them. we powered through 5 years and a pandemic full of laughter, foul edits, and an infinite number of inside jokes/references, and i’m so excited for what’s to come in this new chapter of our lives.

sometimes, i do have an inkling of a feeling wishing i was there with them as they do their university/dorm-life tomfoolery, but i find a lot of joy knowing we all feel this mutual relief and unhinged energy when we get on that facetime call.

i love my girls. ❤️ 

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