Dear Best Friend,
This coming August, we’ll have known each other for seven years. When we met as awkward seventh graders, I had absolutely no idea how much you would mean to me. Now, as a freshman in college, I'm grateful for everything you've done for me.
You've held me while I cried, celebrated with me about achievements in life, and been there for me through everything. Whether it was girlfriend drama, friend drama, the death of my grandfather, my moms not so good ex-boyfriend, or family drama, you were ALWAYS there for me. I know you care a lot about me even though we make fun of each other all the time, and I care a lot about you too.
When you moved away even though it's only a 10 more minute drive, a piece of me moved away. Practically half the reason I was so scared to leave for college is that now I'm two hours away from you. But you still managed to make me feel like everything would be okay, and it is except for the fact that I feel like we're worlds away. When you told me you were thinking about joining the peace corps, that scared feeling came back. But I was still so so proud of you for wanting to do something like that. Now that you changed your mind and decided to go to college, I'm still so proud of you for everything you've accomplished even if you feel like it's not a lot.
We’ve both dealt with the challenges of mental illness but I'm proud of you for how far you've come in managing it. I'm glad you were there for me through mine.
I love going on adventures with you. I love that we can go to Walmart and buy a bunch of food and just sit and watch a movie together. I love that I can visit you at work and you give me mozzarella sticks. I love that you paid for my Starbucks senior year because I let you use my car for lunch. I love that we could sit on your patio for hours just talking about anything and everything. I love that anytime I put myself down you rebut it (Example: Me: ‘I'm a cow’ You: ‘Well you're the prettiest cow in the pasture’).
I love that you made an entire bed in Wood's class and it came out awesome and beautiful. I love that we used to walk home from school together and took a ridiculously long route on accident. I love that even though we don't text each other every day when we see each other we start exactly where we left off. I love that you don't get offended when I call you a midget because you're really short. I love that I know you always have faith in me even when I don't have faith in myself.
But most of all, I love you for who you are, my best friend.
I can't imagine my life without you.
