Dear Forever Friends,

Since this article will be published just a couple days before Thanksgiving, I have been thinking about all of the things that I have to be thankful for and you guys were one the first things to come to my mind. So here goes the best attempt I'll ever have at thanking you for all that you do.

Thank you guys for being my biggest support team and always being there for me. I know I have told all of you at some point or another in my life thank you for being there but seriously THANK YOU! You have no clue how much you all mean to me especially when I just need some encouragement or a listening ear at 2 A.M. I can not think of anyone else I would want to call than you guys!

Thank you for always being up for my crazy, last-minute adventures. Whether it be going to a football game, riding around 'til 3 A.M. or grabbing some of that good 'ole Eastern Kentucky mexican food I can always count on you all. I know that each of you have came into my life for a reason and this one is just one of the million. I love that I have friends that will always be down for any kind of hanging out at most any hour.

Thank you for the lessons each of you have taught me. I have watched so many things happen throughout our friendships, whether it be conflict or anything crazy I have learned a little something from all of you. I have learned that being myself is the best way to live my life. I have learned that once a friend always a friend applies to each of you, no matter the stupid things I can do. So thank you for teaching me a little more about life than I could have learned on my own.

Thank you for the best advice any girl could ever ask for. As most of you know I have gotten myself into some messes over the years and my life has taken some crazy turns, but you all have always been there with a listening ear and some of the best advice I have ever heard. And thanks for always being willing to give me advice no matter the situation.

Thank you for keeping all my secrets. You all seriously know more about me than I do and that is extremely scary. I have told you all some pretty deep stuff and I am so thankful to have friends that listen with no judgement and keep it all just between us.

Finally, thank you for being YOU! Each of you have had such a special impact on my life in so many different ways and I can never thank you enough for all that you have done to help make me and our friendship what it is today. I know that you all are my forever friends and will be there for all the major events for the rest of my life. I hope that each of you are blessed with joy and happiness forever and that our friendship stays this strong for the rest of my life. You are the people I want in my wedding, at the hospital after I have my children and the who I want to spend my older years with in a nursing home causing all kinds of chaos.

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU. I LOVE EACH OF YOU SO MUCH!