Yesterday, you packed all of your memories, bags and belongings into a Uhaul, hugged me for the last time for awhile with a few tears in your eyes and we said goodbye. No one could have told me that my random, freshman year roommate from California would become one of my dearest, closest friends who would turn into someone I will forever have in my life. After living with you for four years, we are finally going our separate ways.
I have to tell you thank you. Thank you for everything you have ever done for me and more. You helped get me through some of the hardest times in my life, while also standing next to me, cheering me on, at some of the best times.
You helped shape me into a better person throughout the years. You taught me things about myself I would not have seen if it weren’t for you. You taught me about what it means to be a genuine, caring human being. You are so good to your friends, family and the people you care about. Do not ever lose the good in you because it is so infinite.
You’re calm stature and maturity is something I will always admire about you. Your advice and knowledge was something I needed throughout my college experience. If I couldn’t see something in the way I should, you stepped in and helped me. You made sure I knew my self worth and somehow always seemed to know the right things to say.
You were always there and always kind. No matter what, you always made time for me and made sure I knew you had my back. We had each other’s backs. Although we had times when we made each other cry or had fights we thought we might not come back from, our friendship held on through it all.
I will forever miss hearing you belt in our apartment at all hours of the day and night. I’ll miss walking into our place smelling your favorite candle burning and filling every room. I’ll miss our talks when we would finally get to catch up with each other and just talk for hours and say everything that was on our minds because we knew how to listen to each other. I’ll miss all the trust we had between the two of us. I’ll miss your smile and your comforting personality. I’ll miss the laughs, the cooking, the music and more than anything, I’ll miss you. College would have never been the same without you.
I am so proud of you and can't believe I was so lucky to have lived with such a fantastic, kindhearted, talented, beautiful person. I can't wait to see where life takes you and to see how our much our friendship will grow. No matter the distance, you will always be a part of me. Things will just not be the same without you. The memories we shared will always be in my heart.
As you said to me yesterday when you left, you were such a huge part of this experience for me, too. It's not a goodbye, sweet friend, it's a see you soon.
