Dreamers & Thinkers

"The best kind of people are the ones that come into your life and make you see sun where you once saw clouds. The people that believe in you so much, you start to believe in you too. The people that love you, simply for being you. The once in a lifetime people."

The power of relationships is endless. I have grown to place an incredible amount of energy, love and compassion in the people I am surrounded by. I believe in connecting with others in every level and every way. Friends can become family. Relationships fulfill me with every good, mushy feeling any human being wants to feel. From conversing over Iced Snickers and Green Tea Frappucinos, or Skyping with someone who showed you how to love nature, to cupcake conversations in downtown Bryan, to getting a call from a friend who just accidentally called my father, to discussing the pros/cons of online dating over frozen yogurt, to dipping onion rings into  the complex sauces of life: friendships are all you need.


You may notice many of these involve food. It isn't by accident. I started watching Rachel Ray's 30 minute meals when I was in high school, which was also when I became a vegetarian, which was also when I realized how much I love to cook. I firmly believe food is magic, and it brings people together. Through the varied people I have met in my 27 years, I have found nothing opens up a person more than a Starbucks cup, or my pesto tortellini. These people give me strength, confidence and make me believe that I can make an impact on this earth. They challenge me, they make the pitch of my laugh reach levels I never dreamed possible, they support me, they come to "Michelle's Lounge" just to visit without any expectations, but simply to be and hear and be heard.

The good ones last. The important ones last. The best ones do everything they can just to be there for you and show you they care for you. The quality ones lift you up.

"Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and the thinkers, but most of all surround yourself with those who see greatness within you, even when you don't see it yourself."

I am so thankful, appreciative and humbled by those I have the privilege to call friends. While we all lose friends and gain some, each one marks you in some way and gives you some life lesson. It is up to each of us to take those lessons and put them to use.