To the best group of friends I could ask for as we enter our sophomore year of college...
College is supposed to be the "best years of our lives," and going into my freshmen year I was sure that this would not be the case for me. As move-in day rolled around a year ago, I was almost positive I would have trouble meeting new friends especially with the same interests and focuses as myself.
My anxiety about living in a new place with someone I had never met began to get the best of me and my expectations of how the year would go were as low as anyone could imagine. Luckily when move in day and welcome weekend came along, I was blessed with an amazing roommate along with a group of friends that stuck like glue.
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As the year began, you helped me feel as if school were a second home to me and as if you were my family away from home. Whenever I missed my family, you were easy to turn to to turn my mood around. I think of myself as a homebody and tend to miss home and my family often and with the help of you guys, you made adapting to college ten times easier. Thank you for understanding when I visited home because I missed my family and making me feel so at home when I was without them.
Thank you for accepting me for who I am. You listened when I needed to vent about being stressed about schoolwork, sports, and family. You accepted my flaws and anxieties. And most importantly you accepted my love for Christmas and went along with my excessive decorating and Justin Bieber Christmas album playing.
Although we lived in the smallest room — one of the smallest dorms on campus — I believe our living arrangement helped us grow so close, never mind the mice who visited every once in awhile.
When it came to studies I could always count on you to come to the library with me and stay until midnight, especially when finals rolled around. Having a group of friends who have the same educational goals made the year easier because we counted on one another for motivation when we could not find it in ourselves.
The motivation that we gave each other was not just in the category of school work. Although some days it took some convincing, I could always count on you to come to the gym with me to get my mind off things and vice versa. Plus, without you, I don't think I would have abolished the freshman 15 before it had the chance to sneak up on me!
Although we focused on school work and staying fit, there was never a time that I didn't have a friend to watch "Grey's Anatomy" with while eating Ben and Jerry's ice cream or our infamous microwave taco cheese dip. No matter the time of day, if there were ingredients for the dip around and someone was craving it, it would be made. This came in handy especially on the nights that we were homesick, stressed or simply just felt like doing nothing but spend time with one another.
When times got tough in anyone's lives, whether it had been relationships, health, or family issues, we stuck to each other's sides. After seeing one another at our best and worst times, I believe that we met for a reason. As the school year ended I had no doubt in my mind that we would not stay in touch. Although we did not have the opportunity to see everyone over the summer, I do not think there was a day that we did not keep in touch with one another.
I do not know if I would have gotten through freshmen year without such an amazing group of girls by my side. As we begin our sophomore year of college I hope to experience all of these things and many more. I look forward to new memories and experiences both good and bad with all of you throughout the next three years.
Sincerely, the luckiest college student.
