When I was a little girl I always had this picture of my life where I would find a man who I would want to spend the rest of my life with. We would get married, live in a nice house and have 3 kids; I dreamed of my soul-mate. As I grew older, I started to realize that while I was dreaming of a soul-mate, I never really considered that maybe soul-mates didn't have to be exclusive to romantic feelings for someone, or maybe you could have more than one. Maybe a soul-mate is just someone who you know belongs in your life and you really value the relationship that is shared. Maybe it's someone who you want to go through life with, but don't necessarily want to spend your life with them.
I met you, my soul-mate, four years ago at Fish Camp; at first I thought you were just going to be my "camp best friend," I've had several of those throughout the years and this didn't really seem any different, but as the week went on I knew it WAS different. We started talking about our personal lives like we had known each other for years; we found out that we were going to be attending the same church, we lived in the same apartment complex, we had the same taste in music and we only grew up 30 minutes away from each other. It all just seemed to make sense.
I've seen you through some of your toughest times and you've seen me through mine. You have never let me down when I needed someone to talk to at 3 a.m. or when I wanted to go driving around instead of just sitting at home or spending money that I didn't have. You knew how to be everything I needed and everything that I didn't know I wanted in a friend. We saw each other every day for the entirety of our freshman year and I never got tired of seeing you because you were my home when I wasn't home. Then we lived together and it was the best thing ever. We learned to know when the other needed their alone time, when we needed someone to talk to and just when we needed someone to be alone with us. Doing anything with you is one of my favorite things to do.
I love that every time we see each other now Josh feels like the third wheel (well maybe not love, but you know what I mean) he knows what we mean to each other and I know what he means to you. We each have an understanding of the role the other plays in your life and we both want the same things for you. I also like to believe that you feel the same about me and in turn so does he. It means so much to me that you, my best friend and soul-mate, care about me so much that the people who care about you also care about me. I want you to know that you can never be replaced. I may have found the man that I want to spend my life with and think of him as my soul-mate, but just know that you were here first and you are just as important. Thank you, for loving me the way you do and thank you for wanting what is best for my life.
