I've always hated the saying "friends come and go" because it isn't true. Friends come and they stay forever, or at least a lifetime. You see, you may not see them anymore, or even speak to them. You may have gotten in some huge fight, or maybe they moved away. But you will always be friends. You will answer the call at 2 A.M. even though you haven't heard from them in months. You will remember the memories and smile at the pictures, even though they may never be again, and if that isn't true then you were never really friends in the first place.

So, to the friend's I had freshman year, you know who you are: I want to thank you for the good times, and the bad. I learned so much from you and I have so many memories. From prom to carnivals we did it all together.

Thank you for the good times. The never ending group message that all of our teachers new about. Thank you for the milkshakes, and candy, and pillow pets you brought to school to get me fat, or because I was mad.

Thank you for skipping class with me during homecoming week, and loaning me $20 when I lost mine. Thanks for never asking why, and always giving.

Thank you for teaching me what a real friendship was, and that you should never ruin it with a relationship. Thank you for standing by me during my bad days, and my goods.

I will never forget the days we spent blowing up each other's phones, "going to the bathroom" to meet in the halls and laughing at that one friend who liked to punch walls.

Even though we may not talk every day or some of us at all, I hope you know how much you helped me, I couldn't have made it through that first year, through that first breakup, that first time I ever realized what a fake friend was, and that first let down, without you.

To The Friends I Had Freshmen Year, I hope you know that I am always, always here. Whether it be 3 A.M or five years from now, whether you need 20 bucks or a place to crash, I've always got your back.