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Dear College Gals: 14 Reasons I'm Thankful For Ya'll

Moving to new places with new people is so hard and scary, but finding lifelong friends to keep my sanity was so worth the adventure. Thank you girls for all you do.

Kalyn Ashlee Bowser

May 09, 2016

Below The Gnat Line, GA

Dear College Gals: 14 Reasons I'm Thankful For Ya'll

Kalyn Bowser

I remember finally graduating and throwing off our caps into the air during the fireworks that were fired off during some emotional time-of-our-lives song. Then immediately going to find my best friends through the hundreds of students. When we finally found each other, there were massive hugs and tears as we realized we had just closed a chapter in our lives together. As the graduation parties came along, things got even more real. We said our goodbyes as some of us went away for college, some got full-time jobs, and some even got married. I realized I was moving hours away from my very best friends and anyone I knew. I could no longer call them up and meet them at Starbucks on the same day. I couldn't make lunch plans or see them every day like I had for more than four years. As I drove down to college for orientation, it hit me hard. How am I ever going to make friends? Slash that, REALLY HOW AM I GONNA MAKE FRIENDS? Worse yet, what if I have to eat every meal alone?

Well, let's just say God provided some of the best girlfriends a girl has ever had during my freshman year. (Only a few of my beautiful friends are pictured above.) Ya'll deserve a thank you.

1. Thank you for the endless breakfast/lunch/dinner dates, eating alone is no fun.

2. Thank you for taking me to all your Greek events.

3. Thank you for the dance parties in the car.

4. Thank you for dealing with my moods.

5. Thank you for wiping my tears and giving the best hugs.

6. Thank you for sleepovers.

7. Thank you for taking fun little adventures with me.

8. Thank you for loving coffee as much as I do.

9. Thank you for helping me pass exams.

11. Thank you for loving me when I am hard to love.

12. Thank you for encouraging me.

13. Thank you for making me laugh til I cry.

14. Thank you for being you.

Thank you so much for being my family away from home. I could have never imagined I would be so close to you girls in such a small amount of time. Thank you for every laugh, every meal, every tear, and every moment we had this year. Much love college gals.

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Dear College Gals: 14 Reasons I'm Thankful For Ya'll

Moving to new places with new people is so hard and scary, but finding lifelong friends to keep my sanity was so worth the adventure. Thank you girls for all you do.

1. Thank you for the endless breakfast/lunch/dinner dates, eating alone is no fun.

2. Thank you for taking me to all your Greek events.

3. Thank you for the dance parties in the car.

4. Thank you for dealing with my moods.

5. Thank you for wiping my tears and giving the best hugs.

6. Thank you for sleepovers.

7. Thank you for taking fun little adventures with me.

8. Thank you for loving coffee as much as I do.

9. Thank you for helping me pass exams.

11. Thank you for loving me when I am hard to love.

12. Thank you for encouraging me.

13. Thank you for making me laugh til I cry.

14. Thank you for being you.

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

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Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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