I know this is long overdue, but better late than never, right? Thank you to the friends who have loved me through everything. The ones who drove me to school before I had my license and the ones who picked me up off the bathroom floor after I had a little too much to drink. Thank you for loving me through thick and thin because if you hadn’t, I don’t know who would have.

Thank you to the friends who loved me even when I didn’t love them. There were times we would argue and my stubborn self would not want to accept defeat, though I always knew you were right. Thank you for not giving up on me even when it might have seemed like I gave up on you. I never have and I never will.

Thank you to the friends who loved me when he didn’t. I know I should have listened to you when you told me he was bad news, but I had to learn that for myself. Thank you for being my shoulder to cry on and never saying “I told you so” even though I know you wanted to.

Thank you to the friends who love spending time with me. Most of the best memories I have are of us binge-watching TV and eating our weight in junk food while not even saying a word to each other. Thank you for always coming over with Icees and a Red Box when you knew I needed it the most.

Thank you to the friends who loved me through my parents divorce. Throughout some of the toughest moments of my life, I never felt alone because of you. Thank you for picking me up at midnight so we could drive around and listen to music because you knew I needed to get out of the house. Thank you for making sure I knew I was surrounded with so much love even though at times it might not have felt like it.

Thank you to the friends who love me from hundreds of miles away. When I moved in high school and when I left for college I was afraid of losing the people closest to me. But the friendships able to withstand distances of hundreds of miles are the ones I know I will have forever.

Thank you to the friends who loved me enough to answer their phones past midnight, and never get embarrassed of me on the dance floor. Thank you to the friends who pick me up whenever I need a ride, and spend money on gas or plane tickets just to spend a few days with me. Thank you to the friends who let me throw up in their purse so I don’t have to pay a ridiculous Uber charge and laugh about it with me the next day. Thank you to the friends who share their closets, their secrets and some of their best memories with me. I appreciate you and these past few years more than you will ever know. I truly hope I never have to experience life without you because it would be pretty boring. Thank you for loving me through everything.