I'll never forget the day you told me you were moving.

I felt as if my whole world had crumbled and my heart sank to the bottom of my chest. Distance was something pretty frightening to me. It meant there was a possibility I could lose my person, my other half. What was I supposed to do? Who would I tell all my secrets to? Why, of all people did distance choose me and you?

Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if we could share sweet memories in person. I find myself constantly wishing we could have little lunch dates throughout the week or randomly go on mini shopping sprees together. I wish we could lay out by pool and have weekly Starbucks study dates. During the weekends, often times I wish we could go out downtown or order takeout food and binge watch The Office all night long. Unfortunately, that has yet to become a reality.

We have created such a strong bond but even still, the distance kills me each and everyday. Regardless of our proximity though we still choose each other over and over again. Countless times we have swapped back and forth when it comes to seeing one another. One summer was yours, another was mine. Each memory will and has always stayed with me. The family vacations have brought us closer and turned you into the third daughter my parents never had. Whenever you come into town or vice versa, we pick back up as if we had never been apart. For that, I am truly always thankful.

Even though I haven't had the pleasure of sharing my full college experience with you, I know that we are both working hard so that one day our successes will physically bring us back together. We are both in college constantly challenging and pushing one another to be the best we can be. However, we do still manage to call one another religiously whether that be to edit a paper on Google Docs or help with homework assignments that were given to us a week ago.

One of my favorite quotes from OITNB says, "I think that when you have a connection with someone, it never really goes away, you know? You snap back to being important to each other because you still are". I think it's safe to say that people can come in and out of your life but that at the end of the day, I am here to stay.

We can finish eachothers sentences, you're the first person I go to if I need advice, and I never fail to laugh hysterically when I'm with you. You're not really just my best friend, you're my soulmate.

Sometimes I can only wonder why God chose to distance you from me. I am thankful that even though we've been living hundreds of thousands of miles from each other for years now that you're still my best friend. You're the person I can share my deepest emotions with and who I can come to without fear of judgement. You're the person I can call at 1 AM; you're the person who can calm me down when I've had a bad day. I will never belittle or depreciate you. It hasn't always been easy through the break-ups, family problems, or life-trials but regardless of it all you've been there for me. I love you for everything you always do for me. Thanks for letting me double, triple, or quadriple text you at anytime of the day. Thanks for hyping up my social media selfies, and thanks for always being one call away.

Thanks for never giving up on this friendship because you're my person and I absolutely couldn't imagine a life without you.