First of all, congratulations to us! We made it through high school and now we are furthering our education. I always knew we were going to do big things even if we weren't together. We talked about our aspirations at a young age and the things we wanted to do when we got older. We are one step closer to those dreams now. You aren’t right here beside me right now but here are some things I want you to know:

You are going to make some awesome memories in your four years and I won’t be there for them. That’s okay. We can’t do everything together. In five to ten years, we will be eating dinner somewhere and a memory from college will come to you and you will tell me all about it. It will make me smile and maybe I’ll feel like I was there right alongside you. This separation right now between us is probably a good thing. It means that the next time I see you will be twice as special and I will look forward to it days before.

Secondly, you are going to take some hard classes. I won’t be there to calm you down, make you laugh, help you when you struggle but I have some advice for when I’m not there to. Take deep breaths. If you are struggling with something and you’ve been trying to figure it out for about ten minutes, take a break. Watch a funny video. Drink some water. Work on something else.

Lastly, you can call me whenever you want. I’m serious. We can start a streak on Snapchat. We can Facetime when you need someone to talk to. Rant to me about anything, cry about anything you want, tell me what’s bothering you. We might not be at the same school or in the same state, but I am just a phone call away.