"Friends hang on through the ups and the downs 'cause they've got someone to believe in..."
@amys-madden
On June 27, 2015, a Tumblr user with a Sabrina Carpenter URL reblogged my post wondering what a potential Teen Beach 3 would be about as the second movie had just premiered, suggesting it could be a full on adaptation of Lela: Queen of the Beach, and I agreed. We would soon become mutuals. I'd discover we had many shared interests, particularly Disney Channel and its stars, including Girl Meets World and Sabrina Carpenter, Liv and Maddie and Dove Cameron, but most of all, Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus. Two months later, we confided in each other during the aftermath of the infamous 2015 VMA's, both to deal with all that "Miley, what's good?" entailed and to discuss the unexpectedly released album, which neither of us actually cared for. I especially needed someone to help me process everything that went on that night as it was all thrown at me the NIGHT before I started college. And the rest was history...
Sarah has since become one of my closest friends. Ever since then, we've constantly discussed the ongoings of Disney Channel and I've enjoyed every minute of it. It can be hard for me to get sappy, but sometimes you have to remind people how happy you are to have them in your lives. This is something I've consciously thought about with Sarah for years; the fact I've had someone like her to talk to about these things that I love so dearly for such a long time. As I said before, Hannah and Miley have been particularly special for us to share. Not only is she #1 for both of us, but I've had very few "Miley friends" throughout my life, and I'm so lucky to have one as great as her. This past year or so has brought Miley to the forefront of my brain more so than she has been in arguably a decade, which was before I knew Sarah, so to be in this joyful hyperfixated state but with her by my side this time has made it all the more exciting.
Sarah, I hope you know how much I appreciate and care about you. Thank you so much for being such an amazing friend. Happy 10 years!
And shoutout to another bestie @zip-a-dee-lady for the wonderful Hannah art for the occassion!
Omg Amanda I am crying at 1am over this I donât even know what to say đđđ
Happy 10 years since that first message and hereâs to many more đ
Thank you for being such a great friend over the years I truly appreciate it more than you could ever know. Youâre the first person I want to tell when fandom news comes out and yes sometimes life gets in the way and we canât chat as much as weâd like but I love knowing youâre always there to be a friendly ear.
Youâre the best and I just love and appreciate you â€ïžâ€ïž
