Dear Steph and Emma,

It feels so strange to be writing this right now, as I'm sitting literally 5 feet from both of you and you have no idea I'm doing this.

I knew I was going to miss you guys over winter break, but now that we're back in our routine I remember just how good it feels to spend time together, not just communicating over text.

I always tell you that I think you're the best and I love you, but I thought you deserved another expression of my appreciation because, truly, I don't know how I would have gotten this far in college without you guys.

You were my first friends in college, and I genuinely consider both of you some of my best friends; not just in college, but in life. I was so nervous that we wouldn't bond right away and would simply coexist without being friends, or that the confines of a small converted triple would turn us against each other. I was so wrong. We clicked almost immediately and ever since move-in, we've done everything together. I never knew other people would notice until we were called the "trio," and even intimidating once (which I still don't think is true) because we travel as a pack.

Sometimes I think about what my life would look like if we never met in the Facebook group over the summer, or even if I chose to attend a different college, and I can't even imagine it. Very few people get lucky enough to have great freshman roommates, and I feel like I won the lottery. People reassured me before starting school that it would be okay if I didn't become best friends with my roommates. I know that things would have turned out fine if we weren't this close, but living with some of your favorite people definitely makes your school experience that much better. I can't relate to my friends' roommate horror stories because I haven't ever experienced anything like that since moving in.

I couldn't imagine eating dinner, roaming around campus, decorating, laying on the floor, or getting into random shenanigans with anyone else. Whenever I go through my phone's camera roll I have so many memories of our good times (I did this so many times over break, you don't even know). I know you are always there for me, whether I need to rant, am stressed with work and need a distraction, or I'm just bored and need someone to talk to about nothing. You are both such genuine, kind, amazing people and I don't think you hear it enough.

I don't have any biological sisters, but after move-in, I feel like I have sisters now. So thank you for being the honorary sisters I never knew I needed.

Love you guys! Can't wait to spend the rest of the semester with you!