There is a moment in every person’s life where they are fully aware that they have found their soul mate. Now you may be thinking that it is the person that they will spend the rest of their life with. I’m talking about the awkward person who you did not know or you did not like until they started talking to you in which that changed your life forever. So, to that awkward person, my best friend:

I want to thank you for letting me be me. Thank you for letting me feel so much like myself when I’m with you. Thank you for not making me wear any masks or put on any fronts. Thank you for sharing the happiest moments and for genuinely feeling the same; for listening to my saddest stories and for showing empathy and compassion wherever you are. Thank you for being the only person I can truly count on.

Thank you for being a beautiful person, inside and out. Thank you for making the world a better place, by just being in it. Thank you for making colors a little brighter, sunshine a little warmer, and hugs so much better. Thank you for loving me more than anyone I know could. Thank you for defining selfless, always putting others before yourself. I know you are going to change the world as much as much as you changed mine.

Thank you for the laughs, for the cries, and for everything in between. Thank you for being my rock, my anchor; for keeping me grounded when I feel like I might just blow away. Thank you for everything you do, whether it is big or small. Thank you for knowing my favorite bands, my favorite songs, my favorite color, and my favorite food. Thank you for always knowing what to say and for being one of life’s best teachers. Thank you for constantly making fun of me when I deserve it, and for loving me when I don’t. Thank you for staying constant in the world where everything changes, and for keeping a routine in a world full of chaos.

Thank you for letting me coming into your life when I wanted you to be in mine. Thank you for making sure that I didn’t get away from you all those years. Thank you for setting the bar so high and making it impossible to find another friend as good as you. Thank you for making those years we have been friends like forever and giving me enough memories to last a lifetime, but not ending there. Thank you for making me hurt when I miss you, but taking the pain away when I see you. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for the privilege to call you my best friend; thank you for being my person. Thank you for giving me these reasons and a million more to be thankful for.

Forever and Always,

Your Best Friend