The necklaces are sold at every store a person can think of, including Walmart, Target, Old Navy and Costco. Even gas stations in the city sell different types of these decorative jewels. They can be long, short, flashy, conservative, large, small, extravagant, plain and any color imaginable. Necklaces may also have no pendants or fifties. So what makes mine so special? My necklace has two pendants; a simple silver heart from my mother and a faux ivory elephant from my best friend who I met here at UNCW. I have two completely different charms that each represent family and friends in one item that I can take with me wherever I decide to venture. Necklaces get changed, sold or sometimes lost, but mine will be with me forever. This necklace isn't important because it's simply a beautiful necklace, it's important because it represents two of the most important people and two of the most important places in my life so far. For as long as I can remember, I have been best friends with my mom. She and I did everything together. When I decided to apply to UNCW, I knew it would be difficult...