We’re halfway through our sophomore year of college, but leaving for school after winter break was just as hard as leaving in September of freshman year. No tears were shed and the blow was softened by the reminder that we would be seeing our friends at school, but the days leading up to our departure were just as tough, and I don’t think it’s every going to get easier.
It’s weird realizing I’ve gone a couple days without talking to you guys when we used to be together every second of every day, and even weirder when I am scrolling through Snapchat and see you did so much that weekend without me even knowing. I love Facetiming after a couple weeks, all of us talking very fast and very loud over each other, filling each other in on every possible thing that has happened since we last talked.
I love seeing your Instagrams with your friends, hearing about what your school is like, and visiting/having you come visit, but nothing beats being reunited after what feels like years apart. We were together all through high school-there for after school coffee dates, mental breakdowns about where to go to college, graduation, prom, trips to Vermont, Rhode Island, Nashville, and every birthday (even if they weren’t the best). You know everything about me-that I am constantly late, that I don’t like people seeing me cry, that I love my car even though it is really shitty, that tequila is my drink of choice and that I know every word to Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard and will listen to it at any time of day. I know everything about you guys, too, although I won’t list all of your secrets here. The point is, you have been there for me through everything and for that I am forever grateful.
I know that no matter where we end up living after we graduate, no matter how long we go without seeing each other, no matter what happens, you guys will always be there for me to pick up like we never left, and I hope you know that I will always be there for you. You guys are my best friends, my confidants, my partners in crime, and although our college friends are getting added into that mix, you won’t be left behind.
