Dear Best Friend Forever,

Hey, it's me again. That person that texts you way too much because they miss you way too much. You probably think this is like all of the other cheesy internet posts I have posted on your wall, but no, this one is different. Because it is from me, to you, and it is written in an effort to show you just how much I appreciate you being my best friend forever.

I think we're coming up on our 9 year friend-versary (I kind of lost track after 5 years). That is a LONG ASS time. That is just about half of our lives. Which again, is a long time. Even though I didn't like you at first, we bonded over camp food, card games (really just spit and bs), eating cheese doodles, torturing counselors, feeling circles, playing lacrosse, and stealing older girls' bras. That is truly the best start to any friendship I have ever heard of. Even though I didn't like you for a whole day, we vibed. And when you meet that person that you just connect with, you kind of automatically know they are your best friend for life.

Thank you for being there for me, TRULY, through thick and thin. You are always the first person I think to call, and the person I miss the most. Although I thought going away to schools far away would be hard, I think it has only made our friendship stronger. I always have something to look forward to, whether it be a quick Starbucks date we fit in when we go home, laughing for hours reminiscing on how badass we were and all of the shenanigans we got up to, bopping around on some dance floor somewhere (hehe), or taking a classic road trip to Rye or Six Flags, I am always so happy to be reunited with my original homie.

It's kind of funny, whenever I tell a story about you and I start it with oh you know my best friend....the person I'm talking to always says, "yeah, I know" just because I've told so many stories about what a cool, fun, awesome, inspiring, wonderful best friend you are.

So let me give you a few well-deserved few thank yous.

Thanks for listening to me talk on the phone for hours and hours about the same guy and the same situation over and over. And for always telling me how it's not worth my time and that I could do better. Thanks for loving cheese doodles as much as I do. Thanks for always knowing just what to say, or when not to say anything at all. Thanks for forgiving me when I don't text back. And for loving Spongebob just as much (if not more) as I do. Thanks for always remembering the hilarious details in a story. And for always making me laugh so hard that I get a stomach-ache. Thank you for being there for the hardest moments in my life. But also for being a part of some of the happiest. Thank you for kayaking with me to a mysterious destination in the middle of the night even though you had never kayaked before and for not disowning me as your best friend when I left you in the dust (lololol). Thank you for accepting me into your family, and treating my family as your own. Thanks for never making any topic off limits, I always know who I can talk about poop with. Thanks for agreeing to be my future bridesmaid, but also for talking me off the ledge when I go into a panic about never getting married. Thank you for making me feel good about myself even when I just had the worst day in the universe. Thank you for posting amazing songs on my wall time after time. Thanks for piercing your ears Parent Trap style with me, and also attempting to learn the Parent Trap handshake with me. Thank you for never judging me no matter what---from how much Easy Mac I can eat to how crazy I get over drama. Most of all, thank you for always inspring me to be a better version of myself.

You are such a special person, well you must be if you've stuck with me for 9 years (loljk). No matter how long it's been since we last saw each other, or how many weeks we've gone without a deep meaningful conversation, you will always be my bffaeaeae and you will always have a super special place in my heart. Thanks for being my soul sister.

Xoxo,

The Serena to your Blair, and the Onion Dip to your Chips