Dear Squad,

It is almost halfway through our summer and I can’t believe how quickly time flies by. A little less than a month ago we were graduating high school. Now, in a little more than a month we will be starting on our own journeys and going on new adventures. For the first time in 4 years, we will be on own and it is going to be difficult, at least for me it will. Instead of walking the halls and talking, we will probably only communicate through text messages and FaceTime at times. We are probably going to get so overwhelmed with school work and clubs that we may slowly lose communication. It’s okay, we will all understand. Even if we don’t talk or even hang out for a long time, we all will still be there for each other. I know I will be whenever you are going through something rough or just need to talk. I will always be here and I know you know that already but I figured I’d reinforce it.

I met you all in separate ways, yet we still all came together into one group. It’s weird to think back and try to remember what day did it all happen. What day in 2013, did we all just become “The Squad?” I guess we will never know, and that is okay. All that matters is that we all became friends and great ones too. We have definitely had our fair share of ups and downs but at the end, we all made it out alive. I think the best part about us is how creative we all are. Specifically with our nicknames! Edip, Vmorals, Jmel, Mom, Little Adeline and Bows.

Let us not forget The Bird, A Rare Sighting and My Stalker. There are so many memories and inside jokes that shall not be forgotten. The time I put salt instead of Parmesan cheese on my pasta. When Little Adeline tried to throw water at me but it hit Edip. The time we Facetimed Jmel from across the lunchroom. When our dean stood on a table a demanded a recount from our dodgeball game at Clash. Those are only a few of the hundreds of memories that we’ve shared together. I loved every one of those memories and wish we could go back to relive them over again. Maybe leave out the time I put salt on my pasta.

Thank you all for being yourselves one-hundred percent of the time. Thank you for all you have done for me throughout the years. Whether it was you or even your families, I appreciate it all. I know you are going to do great things in the future, and I hope that I can be apart of some of those things. I hope that the new friends you make will appreciate you as much as I appreciate you. I love you.

Love,

Vanessa