To the best friends I've made in college,
As I sit and reflect on the ways I've changed as a person over the past two years, I can't ignore the fact that you girls have made an extreme impact on me as a person. When I started college, I had no expectations for the people I was going to meet. While I've always had plenty of friends, I've rarely allowed myself to let my walls completely down due to my fear of judgement. But that all changed when I met you guys.
Before college, I put on a show for everyone. While I was still a little goofy, I tried really hard to fit in with whoever I was hanging out with. When I was with my "cool" friends, I would turn into the person that I thought they wanted me to be. When I was with my "jock" friends, I would act just like they did. With my shy friends, I followed their lead and kept a little more to myself. No matter who I was with, I acted exactly the way they wanted me to.
That was before I met you all.
In my first two years of college I've met some of the best people in my life. You all have allowed me to be exactly who I am, no matter how "embarrassing" my other friends would have considered that to be. Instead of telling me I'm ranting too long about something, you all listen. And you care. When we go on car rides you'll join me in rolling the windows down, singing at the top of our lungs and dancing like absolute fools as if no one is watching. Some of you, who otherwise would have (and I quote) "never been the type to be at every volleyball game," have supported all of my passions - even if they don't match your own. And as all of my quirks continue to reveal themselves, you all stay right by my side because you appreciate that the little things are what make me.
I love our adventures together. I love the random trips to Taco Bell at all hours of the night. I love the bonfires (outside of campus, of course). I love our movie nights, late night talks, trips to the pumpkin patch, concert adventures, day trips to quaint little towns and lunch dates in the dining hall. I love that we can sit in complete silence together and not have to do anything but that in order to have a good time.
You've all taught me what it means to be a positive energy in someone's life. You've shown me that when you care about someone you enjoy doing things that make them happy.
Thank you for being such great people. Thank you for revealing your quirks to me, and I promise that as long as you accept mine, then I'll accept yours. Thanks for loving me for who I really am. You all have given me the confidence to stop the shows. I'm not gonna change who I am for anybody else's acceptance because you all have taught me that there are beautiful, genuine people who will appreciate every quirk of mine. And I want you to know that I appreciate every little thing that makes each of you who you are.
I love you.
- Bobbi
