To the people who will become my best friend's new best friends,

The day is getting closer to when my best friend and I will say goodbye, preparing to spend the next chapter of our lives nine hours apart. Eight minutes to nine hours. Three miles to six hundred and seven. After thirteen years at the same schools together we now have to move on and find new adventures without the comfort of having the security of each other down the hall or up the street. So, to the person who will soon take my place, here are a few things for you to know about my Person.

She considers Double-Chocolate Chip Frappuccinos to be real coffee (it's literally a chocolate milkshake), don't bother trying to get her to drink the real stuff because she will gag and tell you it is the worst thing in the history of life. As a person who considers coffee a food group, this one is sometimes hard to concede to but the laughs and the drive thru car jams make it a little more acceptable

Speaking of car jams, she absolutely HATES listening to the radio. No AM or FM. Ever. Unless it's Spotify Premium, do not even try to play it in the car. No commercials, no talking, just music. You will also probably end up with a bunch of playlists together for your different moods. She will tell you thirty seven million times that she can rap all of "Love the Way You Lie" (she cannot), but watch out when "Mr. Brightside" comes on because she will belt it out 110% every single time. Quick tip: if she's in a bad mood "Fergalicious" usually fixes it, but if you get really desperate "Lipgloss" never fails.

Mondays are for "The Bachelor" and junk food. And homework and online shopping during commercials. But mostly for trying to guess who is going to win and psychoanalyzing the rest of the people on the show. Also — DO NOT SPOIL HER TV SHOWS FOR HER!!! She likes to watch them all for herself even if the ending was 6 weeks ago and is all over Twitter and everyone has been talking about it at lunch.

99.9% of the time, she detests going shopping and will probably raid your closet on a weekly basis. But if you ever need an extra pair of Nikes or are in desperate need of a clean sports bra for class, she is definitely your go to. You will probably hold on to some of each other's stuff for years and it will more or less become your own. In the end, it's fine because you end up liking each other's stuff better than your own.

She is extremely close to her family and rightfully so. Consider yourself lucky if you get to spend time with them as well because they are amazing people and will love and guide you like their own. Her parents will probably tease you and you will probably end up having inside jokes with her siblings. Never take for granted how much of a blessing it is to have a second family.

There will probably be days where you cannot stand each other. She has a very strong and competitive spirit, but hopefully if you are reading this you do too (that is what helps you two keep each other in line). With passionate personalities come occasional disagreements, wait five minutes and you’ll remember something incredibly dumb and hilarious that you have to tell her and all will be forgiven.

If you've made it this far, congratulations, you have been blessed enough to be a part of such a beautiful life. A few last things to know: give her Nutella when she's sad, have dance parties when she aces her Calc test, drive on the highway in freezing weather with the windows down, tag her in dog videos on Facebook, have lazy Netflix days when life is hard, let her sleep over with the lights on after going to see scary movies, and go on adventures to nowhere just because. There are so many other things to say, but I'll let you learn the rest on your own.

Overall, please take care of my best friend. She has taught me more in our years of friendship than I could ever tell you or express how much it all means to me. Being her friend will change your life in a million amazing ways and you will be infinitely better because of it. So have fun and laugh hard! You're in for the time of your life.