Ms. Piatkowski and Ms.Trezza have been friends since their freshman year of high school. Since then they have maintained a 12-year friendship that has endured separation and the joys of shared experiences.
Ms. Trezza and Ms. Piatkowski met after they both got lost during their high school orientation. After the meeting they accumulated a big friend group and became close friends shortly after.
“They got lost, but I knew where I was going. So I said ‘come on girls,’” said Ms. Piatkowski.’ “She’s always lost. I know where I’m going, direction wise.”
Their friendship only grew stronger and more opportunities for bonding came about. “We had a lot of the same classes. We sat next to each other in math. Our last names are close so we always sat next to each other,” said Ms. Trezza.
Both Ms. Trezza and Ms. Piatkowski describe their friendship as a sisterhood. “We’re really similar in a lot of ways, but we’re really different. So we always say we’re sisters not twins,” said Ms. Piatkowski.
They go to each other when they are in need of someone close to them. Their friendship consists of never-ending conversations about what is on their minds.
“You still have a friend through all of it,” Ms. Trezza said. “Sometimes there’s a lot of great and a lot of bad. You still have that person you can turn to, that has known you for such a long time.”
Ms. Trezza discussed how they are able to maintain a long friendship through keeping it real with one another. She said that everyone has bad days.
If things happen to get rocky, Ms. Trezza and Ms. Piatkowski will talk about it.
“We were in Italy. I had an attitude or something and Ms. Pietkowski said, ‘Don’t talk to me like that.’ We just don’t take it too seriously,” Ms. Trezza said.
Ms. Piatkowski pointed out that friendship isn’t always linear. People will be busy sometimes and that’s okay. “Life happens. You may not be available on the phone 100% of the time. Schedule wise, you can’t hang out for a few weekends. It’s not ‘she hates me now’.”
Ms. Trezza shared that in college she and Ms. Piatkowski had distance due to her attending a school three hours away.
Their jobs here at Pace are not their first time working together. “This is not our first time working together. We used to work in a pizzeria in high school and college. That’s true sisterhood, you have to look out for your friends,” Ms. Piatkowski said.
Ms. Trezza and Ms. Piatkowski shared a heartfelt message for those seeking friendship advice. They both hold their friendship very close to their hearts since being friends from adolescence to adulthood.
“I say, look out for your friends. If you see opportunities for them, get them. If you hear people speaking badly of your friend, stick up for them. Be a friend even when the person isn’t around,” said Ms. Trezza.
“Be realistic. Know you’re always in each other’s hearts. You may not also be in physical presence or have to hang out constantly or call. Always be realistic that people have other lives. But at the same time, I would drop everything if she needed something.”
Ms. Trezza offered a more protective approach where Ms. Piatkowski gave slight disclaimers, both are necessary for a balanced friendship.
Additionally, Piatkowski and Trezza share the news that they were approved for an apartment. Together they can continue their protracted and valuable friendship.
