Dear Best Friend,
I never thought I would have someone like you in my life. We have been through so much and still managed to get through it all. I remember being so extremely awkward when I first met you and when you invited me over your house for the first time I thought I was going to hate it honestly. But, thanks to you, you dragged me out of my shell. I met new people, formed more friendships while still growing our own. I remember coming over to your house every single weekend and literally never missed a phone call on school days. You were the first person to know every detail about me. You were there for me every single time I needed somebody and every time something small happened and I over exaggerated it. You always knew the right thing to say. Remember when we stayed up for hours listening to "U Got It Bad" by Usher because you were so heart broken? Or the time we walked two hours to Riverside to be there for five minutes? Remember, all those little fights we had that we thought would be the end of our friendship? Everyone knew to give it like two hours and we would be running back to each other with something to talk about forgetting why we were even mad to begin with.
Thank you for all the great memories. My first time on a plane and our first vacation, when we spent a week in Disney World. You held my hand as we took off because I was so terrified of heights, we bought matching outfits and had fun when it poured for an entire day. We never missed a night swimming even though the water would be freezing cold and we would be exhausted from walking around all day. I'd say this was the week I became part of the family.
I remember when I was in Costa Rica for your sixteenth birthday and pushed your birthday party back a whole week so I could be there to celebrate it with you. I'm so glad you did because you I could not have imagined missing that. When you changed schools I never thought it would be the same but, honestly our friendship grew stronger. We stopped getting under each others skin because Lord knows we fight like sisters. You made an effort to come to every big event that happened involving me and that means so much. I honestly don't thank you enough.
Now, that we have graduated and started new paths 93 miles away from each other, I'd just like to give a shout out to FaceTime because I would not be surviving right now. If we had a dollar for every phone call we had, we would have no student loan debt. I miss you so, so, so much kid. You're still always there for me when I'm crying my eyes out, threatening to drop out, or when I need to tell you something dumb that happened over the weekend. I have always valued our friendship but now I cherish it so much more than I ever had. I look forward to seeing you every single time we're on break even if it's for an hour, it will always be worth it. I can't wait to see you again. I love you, and miss you bunches! Five years and counting <3
Love,
Gabby
