You are so appreciated.

Life gets hectic and though we may not speak every day when we do speak it's like we never stopped. We catch each other up on all the things the other has missed out on, we fill each other in on the gossip of our daily lives, and we just enjoy the familiarity of the conversation and how much we've missed it.

Some people don't like these conversations and think that if you don't talk every day or keep up regularly, then you aren't friends. I don't see it that way. I appreciate the fact that my long distance friends understand that I'm busy, but if they need me they can call and I'd be there for them, and vice versa. Friendship isn't about the amount of time you call your friends, or text them, or hang out with them. It's about being there for them when they need you the most. Being there for the victories and for the losses that they'll go through.

I am so blessed to have the long distance friendships that I have. They send me love from afar and I know that they get just as excited as I do whenever we finally get to reunite during breaks between semesters. They will always have my back, and they understand that we're all adults who all have busy lives. But we stop those busy lives whenever our friends call. Now, you may call this a low maintenance friendship, but to me, those are some of the best and truest friendships you'll ever have.

So you can call it what you will, but I'll call them my long distance friends. Because that's what it is to me. Friendship, just with a little more distance in between it than normal ones.

So to all my Long Distance Friends, thank you for sticking by my side through all the ups and downs. For always reaching out and giving me moral support when you know something is wrong. Most of all, thank you for your amazing friendships. I appreciate and love every single one of you.