Friends...the family we chose?

It is said that our friends are the family that we choose. But, do we really choose our friends? Is it actually - yes I'm about to say it- karma? We find our personalities through  our choices. On that first day of nursery did you sit on your own or did you skip into a bubbly group of people? If we instantly jumped into that group of people, then I'd agree with the fact that friends are the family we choose (that is if they're reliant). However if, like me, you sat on your own with some play dough then how is it that I chose my friends? When I moved up to secondary all of these people sat together and gathered up and finally the talking had to start. After time, we get closer and closer until we became best friends! So, did we choose these people or not? In a sense we really didn't...we just ended up together. But, I'd like to think that I chose my friends just so I can continue to say that my friends are the family that I chose for myself. And we're certainly a happy family...with a little added drama here and there! xoxo