Three years ago, when we first hung out, I never expected our friendship to grow into what it is today.
When we first met in dance class, I decided to force my friendship on you, and for that, I am not sorry. In the beginning, I was probably an annoying little pest who was two years younger and just wanted to fit in, but it is 3 years later and I would go back and be twice as annoying if it still meant I get to have you in my life.
When we met, I was going through a transition in my life where I knew it was time to leave behind the old friends in order to grow. I honestly believe God put you in my life to help me leave those friends behind because He knew I needed someone to help me let go.
Because of you, I got to experience so much more of life that I would have never experienced without you. You took me to my first high school party, I got to experience my first taste of college life with you, and you introduced me to my first boyfriend.
You deserve the world, but since I can't give that to you, I want to say thank you for a few things.
Thank you for being insanely weird and quirky.
Thank you for teaching me that it's okay to be who I am and that I don't have to change to be accepted.
Thank you for always making sure I feel included.
Thank you for giving the best advice.
Thank you for telling me what I need to hear and not just what I want to hear.
Most of all THANK YOU for making sure we never grew apart no matter what the distance between us was.
We have never been attached at the hip, but we will always be inseparable.
No one else would ever be able to get me to wake up at 7 just to put out tents, come pick them up to pay rent just because they don't feel like walking to their car, or come over at 12 o'clock at night just because they don't want to spend the night alone. I wouldn't trade our friendship for the world.
Thank you for being you.
And to her boyfriend, you deserve a thank you too. Thank you for not taking my best friend away from me and for letting me crash the relationship every now and again.
I'm so lucky to be able to call y'all my best friends.