Dear Best Friend,

Do you remember the day we became best friends? For some reason, I don't. All I remember is that all of a sudden, I had you by my side as I ranted to you about my latest boy issues and soon enough you were picking me up at the crack of dawn to get food before you headed to college: the day we thought we would never see.

I remember our last day together before we both started our next grand adventure as we headed off to college and the great unknown. It most definitely the hardest goodbye I have ever had to do.

Remember when we were just minutes away from each other? If I wanted to see you, chances were that I could just get in my car, and drive to you as we would decide what our next adventure would entail. Now, somehow time got away from us and we became adults.

Now, we are in college hours away and nothing feels the same. I don't see you every day like I used to. We are further apart than ever before and not having my best friend that I had at the most important parts of my life is suddenly much harder than I ever wanted it to be.

From whether it be a couple miles away to hundreds (or thousands) of miles away, there are some things I want you to know:

First of all, I miss you.

There is not a day that goes by where I don't see or do something that makes me think, wow, you would love this right now. We would be laughing so hard if you were here to see this. And then there are the bad days when it feels like the only thing that will make the stress of being an adult go away is the person who has been there all along.

I compare all of my new friends to you.

I have met some of the most incredible people that I never even knew existed before I got to college. Even though they make me smile from ear to ear, they just can't compare to you. They can't compare to our laughing car rides, and the memories that came before everyone came along. I am having the a great time here with the mish-mash of people I have come to know and love at college, but none of them could ever be you or replace the time of our lives that we have every time we are together.

I see all of the new friends you are making, and I could not be happier for you.

If there is one single person who deserves all of the happiness in the world, it's you. So when I see your Snapchat stories and all of your pictures you send to me, I couldn't be more happy that you have been able to find your place in your new home away from home. I can't wait to meet all of the people who surround you in your new place and are able to make you laugh and show you what your life is like away from the place you have known all of your life.

I am so proud of you.

Whether it be the plain fact that you got out of bed (we both know, its hard for the both of us) and went to class today, or you passed a test, or you have been surpassing the goals you have set for yourself, I am of proud of you no matter what. During the highs and the lows, I am proud of you and proud to call you my best friend.

No amount of distance will be too far.

Even though we have never been this far apart for this long, always remember that I am closer than you think sometimes. I know we won't always be able to meet up to see each other, but I will always be only a a text or FaceTime call away. I promise that no matter how busy things get, I will always make time for the person who was there for me in the best and worst parts of my life.

Don't forget about me.

I know that we may get caught up in the craziness of college and being in the "real world" that we always joked about for so long, but don't forget that when you need someone to rant to after a rough day or want to tell me all about your latest late-night escapade where you barely made it out, I will always listen, laugh, and cry with you.

You will always be my very best friend.

We may be far apart with new friends and new lives in our new places, but I know that my comfort will always be welcoming me with open arms as soon as I come home. Our car jam sessions will continue, we will go to get bagel sandwiches for breakfast, make trips to the store for candy and we will laugh until we cry as we tell each other our most recent stories of our lives that we know are just too ridiculous to be fake. And for right now, just know that I will never be too far, I'll always be here, and you will ALWAYS be my best friend.

See you soon.

Your Best Friend