Unforgettable Bond: A Journey with My Best Friend

(Attention getter): My best friend has been with me for the past 6 and I probably wouldn’t have made it through high school without him. (Reason to listen): Reid and I might not be the nicest to each other, but we both know it’s just fun and games.

(Thesis statement with preview of main points): Reid has been there from when we played baseball together when we were younger, to hanging out after school, and the annual trips to the lake.

Transition: Baseball was a big part of my life when I was younger so I was happy to share that experience with Reid. II. BODY A. From being little, to playing baseball in high school Reid and I have been on the same team. 1. He played second base while I was over at first so we always

We usually spent our time playing ping pong. a. We got really good and ended up buying some expensive paddles that we haven’t really used since, but we taught our selves how to hold the paddles like the Chinese players do.

2. We also enjoyed going to his back yard and playing wiffle ball.

a. We would see who could hit the ball the farthest in our home run derbies.

b. Eventually we tried to make a league with all out friends, but that didn’t turn out the way we wanted. 3. I can still remember the great Spencer family dinner moments. 4. Reid’s dad would try to annoy everyone else at the table with his little sayings, and eventually Reid and his sisters would tell him to eventually to be quiet.

Transition: Without our licenses, we were stuck with being at one of our houses, but once I turned 16 we were able to take road trips to the lake.

C. My aunt has a lake house at the Lake of the Ozarks, so Reid and I decided it would be fun to stay there for a week.

1. We were free to do just about whatever we wanted.

2. We spent all day out on the water.

a. There were two jet skis so we took them out and went exploring the waters and seeing if there were any interesting sites to see on the

Fishing was something we had just got hooked on, so we laid out lines all day and all night to see if we could catch some catfish.

a. We ended up catching about 15-20 catfish over that week and about 5 of them were decent size. 4. Once the week was over we ended it with a round of mini golf. This was the first summer the annual lake trip started.

Transition: Trips like these are what keep us coming back for more adventures.

III. CONCLUSION

A. (Review of main points): Reid and I have a great friendship from playing baseball to messing around in his yard, or just taking road trips to the lake.

B. (Restatement of reason to listen): I wasn’t the most out going kid growing up, but knowing Reid, he has brought that out along with our crude humor and inside jokes.

C. (Closing Statement): Having Reid as my best friend will be something I always look back on when I am older and hope my kids can the same experiences we