Dearest Big,

A week from now, you will have graduated from the school where we first met, where we became friends, and where you became my big. You will have taken your last finals at the college where we talked over mozzarella sticks, spent nights crafting on your bedroom floor, and drove around in your car blasting music. You will be leaving the campus where we took walks on sunny days and sat next to each other in class. But before you go, I want to thank you.

Thank you for being one of my very first friends in our sorority, and for accepting me for who I am; your acceptance and encouragement helped form who I am today. Thank you for introducing me to your friends and always inviting me along in those early days when I didn't have many friends yet. You always made sure that I felt included and made me step out of my shell, and for that I am grateful.

We've only grown closer from those early days spent taking photos at every event of the same big/little pose (thanks for putting up with that, too). I am thankful that despite our different interests, we get along like no other big and little pair ever could.

In this past semester, the last of which we will spend at the same school, I am thankful that we've gotten to spend so many precious times together. Your texts just to check in on me help to keep me grounded in the backwards world that is my junior year of college.

Soon you'll be out in the real world, showing off your skills and doing what you've been working towards for the past four years. I'll miss you so, so much big, but I'm so excited for you because I know that you'll shine. You mean so much to me, and have been such a supportive friend, and I will always be grateful to have you as my big.

Love always,

Your Little