Dear Best Friend,

First of all, I just want to thank you. Thank you for being there when I feel alone and when I need someone to help me finish that last slice of pizza, and for never saying no to a movie and cuddling on a Friday night. Thank you for sending me random texts telling me to “keep my head up” and to “have a great day” just because you know I need a smile. Thank you for always wiping away my tears and for making me laugh whenever I need it most. Thank you for telling me "no" when I don’t want to hear it, but need to, and for always saying "yes" to one more drink (not our best decisions).

When I sit back and think of all the memories we have I can’t help but smile. All the nights we spent getting ready with each other belting out to Trey Songz radio on Pandora and staying out until 3 in the morning when we knew we had to wake up early the next day. Thankfully, you would always be there to get me up with some toast and ginger ale. Or running to the store at midnight because we needed to fill our chocolate cravings. I couldn’t imagine making those memories with anyone else but my best friend.

The best part of having you as my best friend is that I can be myself. No matter what, you will accept me for who I am, and that is what a best friend is all about. I know that I could show up to your door in the middle of the night needing a hand to hold and you will always be there for me. I know you would never turn your back on me if I needed you and I am forever grateful for that. We can look at each other from across the room, and with one look know what the other is thinking and laugh at just about anything because that’s just the way we are.

So thank you. Thank you for being my rock, my therapist, and my personal body pillow all in one. You're there for me through it all. As ridiculous as we are, I wouldn’t want to have any other girl by my side. You know me better than I know myself and for that I can’t thank you enough. I seriously don’t know what I would do without you.