Dear boyfriend,

I'm sorry, my love. I know this has not been easy, actually a million times harder than we ever thought it would be. You promised that nothing could come between us, and I know that you would do everything in your will to keep that promise.

From the first time we met each other, it wasn't really anything special. We were just two people, trying to figure out what we wanted out of life and who we wanted to spend it with. We didn't do much either. The two of us would wait for one another to get home from work and then we would end up watching a movie until one of us fell asleep (and it was really always me).

However, things changed. We spent the entire summer together, and it was fantastic. From supporting me at my high school graduation, to laughing a little too much at my graduation party, to taking me on my first roller coaster at Six Flags, all the way till our last day together before I left for my first semester of college, we were having the times of our lives.

Now that last morning together wasn't easy, for either of us. We stood in my driveway, crying together for a good 45 minutes. It hurt, and no part of me wanted to imagine how difficult it would be to not have your arms wrapped around me until Thanksgiving. Exchanging our last kiss for a few months was like losing a piece of myself that I'd grown to love over the last four months. It's amazing what you thought would be a summer fling eventually became something with someone who I couldn't imagine my life without.

The first week was the hardest. It didn't hit me really until my third day on campus. I felt lonely, I didn't know anyone, and all I wanted to do was bury my face into your chest and cuddle up with you. I cried a lot. I cried myself to sleep for a few nights, I cried in the shower, I didn't know what to do. Between home-sickness and missing you, I felt lost.

Then classes started, extracurriculars started, and friends started establishing their places in my life... and things got easier. Everything became better, and more manageable. We got into our nightly FaceTime routine, and I printed some pictures of us to put on my wall. Looking at them made me happy, and made me feel like the 345 miles between us was only inches.

Eventually, you visited for Halloween and Batman and Batgirl were taking over Oswego together. Then I traveled home for Thanksgiving, and together we had one of the best weeks of our lives. Finally, we made it through a tough and stressful 15 weeks, and it had felt like we were never even separated from one another once winter break began.

As I start another semester miles away from you yet again, it's time to get back in our habits of nightly FaceTime calls, random "I love you" texts, and knowing that we can get through any distance between us. No, it's not easy, but when you find the one who supports you through all of your up's and down's, makes you smile on your rainiest days, and believes you can conquer anything you set your mind to, time spent apart flies by faster than you'd ever imagine.

Thank you for always supporting me, and for being my #1 fan through this entire experience.

With love forever,

Your girlfriend