The other day, the three of us were sitting in Starbucks, just chilling. One of you looked over and caught me staring. You asked why the heck I was looking at you. I lied and said I was just thinking and got lost in thought. I was thinking, but I was not lost in thought. I was just thinking of how lucky I am to have both of you.

You two are so different from each other, but you both are so amazing. And I don’t think people are amazing very often. But there is just such unique personality with you guys, and I hope you know that.

Brandi, I love how determined you are to help other people. You could be having the worst day of your life, and if someone tells you about a minor inconvenience, you are there to help. You care so much about other people, and I really respect that.

You also have such an eternal perspective, which is inspiring. I typically live day-to-day, or week-by-week if it’s journalism related. But the things you do, you always look at it in a “this is going to do something good” attitude. Even if it’s something minor, you always believe good things will come eventually. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard about you doing something for someone else and you saying results will come when the time is right. It’s truly amazing.

Critter, I love that you and I are very similar but very different at the same time. You are so understanding of who I am as a person. Not only do you understand that I’m busy very often because we are the same major, but you understand what I need and when I need it. You get that sometimes I just do not want to hang out or that I’m feeling crappy because I just am. You are understanding because you have felt the same way before, but you are also understanding even if you can’t relate to why I feel the way I do, and I greatly appreciate that.

But we also have different interests, and that’s cool. We have different tastes in music and fashion and books we like to read. I don’t enjoy watching gamers on youtube, and I don’t think you’d ever ride a longboard. Somehow we are very different and just get along really well and enjoy our time together, at least I hope.

Both of you are awesome in the way that you just accept me. You have never tried to change me, even the not-so-great parts of me. You let me do my own things, and you both do your own things, and it just works.

We all understand that we are all busy or have our own lives. And we all understand that we are all unique and have our own likes and dislikes. I wouldn’t ask Critter to go to a concert with me because she doesn’t like my music. I wouldn’t ask Brandi to come to a press conference because I know she would get bored.

So this was just my letter to both of you. I wanted to say I really appreciate both of you. For being completely yourselves and letting me be true to who I am. For not judging me. For just understanding. You mean the world to me.