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An Open Letter To The Friends I Have Made In College

You guys have helped me find who I am. Get ready for some feels.

Brittney Brandt
Sep 07, 2016
Lynchburg College
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An Open Letter To The Friends I Have Made In College

To the friends I have made in college...

Thank you for the late night Sheetz/Cookout/Mr.Goodies runs.

Thank you for procrastinating with me despite the 10 page paper that is due in a week that neither of us have started on.

Thank you for coming over to binge watch Netflix or fall into the Youtube wormhole.

Thank you for letting me crash on your floors/bed for movie night.

Thank you for coaxing me into going with you out into town.

Thank you for picking me up when I have fallen down (literally and figuratively).

Thank you for helping me with my homework when I feel like all hope is lost.

Thank you for the crazy weekend nights and also the chill ones.

Thank you for yelling at me when I'm acting crazy and/or stupid and/or irrational.

Thank you for yelling out to me when you see me on campus

Thank you for sending me the most basic and the most embarrassing Snapchats.

Thank you for lending me your ear to talk about my lame problems.

Thank you for letting me cry about the heartbreaking news I've received.

Thank you for reminding me that each day gets better.

Thank you for placing smiles on my face despite how miserable my days have been.

Thank you for loving me despite my sarcasm and attitude.

Thank you for loving me even when I'm in a mood and being a jerk.

Thank you for being you.

Thank you to the friends who know all my secrets and keep them, and thank you to the friends I barely know but still say "Hi" to me.

College, for me, has to be one of the most stressful things that I have ever attempted in my life. Between my classes, homework, and jobs, you guys are the only way I say sane. In high school I was very much excluded to just myself and one or two other friends, but now I have an abundant amount. I never thought it was possible to care for so many people and want them in my life. Having all of you in my life has improved my life tremendously: I know I have people that I can go to, that care for me, that want to spend time with me and make memories.

The memories I have made with you, my friends, I would never trade. You guys have made the transition into college bearable and fun. I wouldn't trade any of you for the world. Growing up, we (as a society) all heard that high school was supposed to be the time of our lives...but high school doesn't hold a candle to college. My experiences in college, in my first year alone, surpass all of the memories I had in high school. Because of you, my greatest and closest friends, I will look back at college and smile. Because of you guys, I have found who I am and who I am meant to be.

I love you guys.

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