You can ask anyone who knows us and they will tell you that we are inseparable. If you were meeting us for the first time you would think that we’ve known each other our whole lives, but truth be told we didn’t become best friends till our junior year of high school. It’s weird to think about how my life was before I met you and all of the so called “best friends” I had. But what’s even weirder, and actually pretty depressing to think about, is what my life now would be like without you. Sadly, I’ve gotten a little taste of what that is like.
Now that we are freshmen in college and are separated by 110 miles, we don’t get to have our weekly sleepovers or late night CookOut runs or stalk cute boys half way across town. I can no longer hop in my car and drive fifteen minutes just so I can tell you how annoyed someone is making me or if I just need to have a chill night full of movies and ice cream. Man, I really do miss those, and our midnight drives with the windows down, no matter what the temperature is, blasting music and singing on the top of our lungs till we lose our voices. (I’m really glad we did that when no one else was out on the roads because, let’s be honest, neither of us can sing, and we probably look like complete idiots trying to.)
Although it’s been four months now, we haven’t grown apart since we last saw each other; if anything we’ve become closer than ever. It is hard not being able to see you every day and tell you everything that is going on in my life at that exact moment, but times like those are when I am so grateful for technology and being able to call or text you, and sometimes even Facebook message you if I’m that desperate, to inform you of the latest gossip. Don't get me wrong, my new friends at school are great and I've had some of the best times with them, but things just are not the same as it is with us.
These past four months have been some of the most difficult months of my life. From dealing with living hours from home to break ups to new friendships to a new way of life. All of those things would have been ten times easier had I had you by my side, but I know that’s not going to be the case for a lot of things in life. I do owe you a huge thank you, though.
Thank you for never getting annoyed with me whenever I needed to complain about boys or how hard my classes were or how sore I was from run tests. Thank you for always finding free time during the week, and especially on the weekends, to have Skype dates with me. Thank you for driving the 110 miles to come see me during your fall break and approving of my new friends. Thank you for never giving up on this friendship. Thank you for loving my sisters as much as I love them, but please don’t let the little one believe she is cool enough to be friends with you. There is so much to be thankful for in life, but this friendship is something I am most thankful for. It’s hard being so far apart from each other, but knowing that I get to see you over every break makes everything so much better. So here’s to the first four months down, and infinite more to go.
Love always,
Your Best Friend
