I wish I even knew where to start with this; there is just so much to say. I am so lucky to have a group of friends that have experienced the best and worst of everything with me. There have been so many people that have come in and out of my life, but you have been my constant. We’ve been together since even before that first year, when we were the lowest on the totem pole, “dumb freshman.” We experienced every homecoming / prom dress selection process and the disasters that were homecoming / prom together. Whether it was the first loves, over-dramatic breakups, lunch room fights, or our rebellious phase, we did it together. Despite all of the life-ruining-drama, that we probably caused ourselves along the way, we made it out on the other side of four years still together. I cannot thank you enough for that.

After we graduated, all of high school became irrelevant but one thing that never changed was our friendship. It didn’t matter that we were hours, or states, away; we kept in touch for all of the important events and the occasional check-ins. It was a time of great change in all of our lives. We went from seeing each other every day and hanging out every weekend to just a few texts here and there and the forever ugly snapchats. However, that didn’t break the bond we had built up over the years. I look forward to the weekends, and extended breaks when we find our way back to each other. No matter how long it has been, we pick up right where we left off filling each other in on everything that has happened since our last get together. We can talk for hours on end about everything or nothing. I still seek out your expert advice on all things because let’s face it; no one knows what I need to hear more than you guys. As the wise Drake once said, “You my right hand, you my go to.”

I guess what I would really like to say is thank you. Thank you for being there through every failure and every triumph. Thank you for every throwback jam session and “reunited and it feels so good” picture. Thank you for our inside jokes that will never get old, for hating all of the same people I do, and for loving me even though you knew me when I had braces. I could not have picked a better group of people to grow old with and I thank God that I was blessed with all of you. So here’s to more throwback jam sessions, “reunited and it feels so good pictures”, and inside jokes. We have a lot more ahead of us.