Hey best friend,

I just want to start out by saying that we're two of the luckiest girls on earth to have each other.

When I met you, we were 6 years old and our biggest worry was sprinting to the slide after lunch in order to "reserve" it for our group of friends. Since then, we have been through everything together – every heartbreak, every accomplishment, every mistake, every trend (crocs and gauchos... ouch), every basketball game, every lunchroom table conversation, every bad day and every amazing day.

All I can hope and pray is that I have been half of the best friend you've been to me. See, when I tell people, "oh, yeah, she's my best friend!" it doesn't even give you the credit you deserve. After all that we have been through together, you have earned the title of "sister."

With that being said, you and I have always acted like sisters. We're so, maybe too, brutally honest with one another, and it's awesome. If you're being mean and insensitive, I'm the first to call you out on it. I know I can count on you to return the favor when I'm being a huge drama queen. We may fight and bicker, but at the end of the day, we can share a bag of M&M's and laugh about it.

I think one reason why our friendship has been so great and long-lasting is because we are complete opposites when it comes to personality. Yup, pretty much, completely different. I'm loud and outgoing, where you're more reserved. I'm super girly, and you laugh at my make-up obsession. You're fast and athletic, where as your walk speed is about the same as my full sprint speed. You watch "Hawaii Five-0," and I watch "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." I could go on all day about how different we are, but while we are so different, we're also the same.

We both love Jesus and try our best to live a Christ-like life every day. We both share the same morals and values. We both love our family and other friends so much, and we would both do anything for them. We both enjoy lazy nights with pizza and "The Bachelorette." I guess what I'm trying to say is you're everything I'm not, but everything I need in a best friend.

When we were younger, we would say that when we got older, we were going to build houses right beside each other and our kids were going to be best friends. I don't know if that will happen (I mean, I'm still down), but what I do know is that I will always be here for you and you will always have my back. We've faced obstacles and had fights, we've even lived four hours apart for a year, and nothing has ever changed. You're someone who feels like home to me. It's like, when we're together, everything is right in the world.

All of these reasons, and many more, make up why you're my go-to girl, my day one and my best friend. You're the Blair to my Serena, the P. Sawyer to my B. Davis, my sister in Christ and my partner in crime. No one else will ever jam out to Hannah Montana or the Jonas Brothers with me as hard as you do. Keep being awesome, and stay true to yourself always.

Oh, and I love you.

Love,

Your best friend