Dear Best Friend,

It's probably been a while, like a really long time since we were last together. It's been unimaginably difficult without you. From not being able to crash your house at random hours of the night or to pick you up and take you to ice cream when you're feeling sad. I miss you more and more every day, and not seeing you is literally the worst feeling. But, I know that when we come back home and hang out every single day, that nothing will have changed. You're still going to be bright, loving, spunky, and a pain in my ass, and I'm still going to be sarcastic, stand-offish, and weirdly quiet. I love that when we FaceTime we do it for hours, even though we say twenty minutes is enough (it never is). You're off doing amazing things, and you're taking the world by storm just like I knew you would.

Seeing you accomplish everything you hoped for makes me so ridiculously proud every day. And it makes the distance just a little bit more worth it. I know that when I get home I'm going to hug you for so long I think Thanksgiving break might pass by just during that. Our FaceTimes are the highlight of my week, because you always find a way to make me laugh. Even though you're miles and miles away, putting a smile on my face is something you never ever fail to do. Although junk food and cheesy musical theater jam sessions aren't as easy right now, we still have each other just a phone call away. I miss how loudly we sing in my car, I miss our late night talks, I miss being absolutely moronic with you, and I miss you never passing judgement on whatever stupid action I may take. Thank you for sticking by me, even though I'm sometimes tightly wound or filled with attitude.

For anyone with a best friend who's away at a different school or who's moved away, this is for you. For every good time, for every laugh, for every stupid little fight, and for every reckless act done together.

I love you, best friend.