Dear best friends,

I seriously don't know how I found such perfect people to be my best friends at college. The memories we have made during this past year are too many to count. Finding friends in college was something I was eager and deathly afraid to do, which sounds contradictory, but I was really afraid I wouldn't find the fabulous people I did before I met you. From our first few times hanging out we all clicked so well. It helped that we all lived in the same hallway as each other. I seriously can't believe our year is coming to an end though.

We've woken up early on Saturday mornings for game day festivities. We've taken care of each other when we were sick because our parents weren't around to help. We've grabbed each other's laundry out of the dryer when one of us didn't plan our time as well as we thought. We've made treacherous journeys in the snow to get food because the dining hall just didn't cut it anymore. We've done each other's dishes when someone else was sick or if we just felt nice that day. We waited in long lines together for food and even attended fancy galas to feel like real adults.

The numerous times we've wasted a day watching movies together still holds dear to my heart. We can make each other laugh so hard that we can't breathe. We've become each other's moms by making sure we don't buy those $70 tennis shoes for absolutely no reason. We remind each other to make it to class even though we may not pay much attention to the lecture anyhow. Our lives can become stressful but studying together makes the learning more fun, and it is much easier to ask a question to a loving friend than TA you hardly know.

I guess I never really knew what to expect when I got here -- being three hours away from home with basically no one around that I actually knew. It was a huge step, but after the first few days, it felt as if I was right where I belonged. Our adventures are nowhere near over. We still have this year, this summer, our entire college career, and the rest of our lives. I know I will never be lost with you guys by my side, even if I truly feel like I have no idea what I am doing.

The amount of dependence I have on you guys is almost more than I rely on my parents. I get sad when we don't see each other within 12 hours, and if I didn't have classes with you guys I think my life would be miserable. We've completely and utterly failed with each other. We've cried, had mental breakdowns, become complete disasters, but nothing will ever tear us apart. So here's to the next three years, filled with laughs, tears and adventures that we will without a doubt tell our children about one day.

Love yours truly,

Kenzi