Dear Best Friend,
“I’ve always got the memories while I’m finding out who I’m gonna be. We might be apart, but I hope you always know, you’ll be with me wherever I go.”
That’s a quote from Hannah Montana’s song "Wherever I Go" and honestly, I think it’s quite fitting for how things are about to go.
We’re going from seeing each other every day to hardly seeing each other at all because of work, college and just being busy. It kind of sucks but that’s life, right? You’re going off to college, and I’m saving up to get out of this town.
I’m going to miss our Friday night dinner dates and our late night drives where we drove out to the lake and blasted All Time Low. But don’t you dare think that I won’t still tag you in cute dog videos on Facebook. That is one thing I will never stop doing.
You’ve been such a big part of my life for so long that it’s really hard to think about the fact that you won’t be here all the time. It’ll be weird not having you show up at the end my driveway on Friday nights to pick me up for our next adventure. It’s just something I’ll have to get used to even though I really don’t want to.
You’re going off to college to do something that you love, and I’m so proud of you for that.
I hope you get everything you’ve ever wanted in life because you deserve it. You deserve to be truly 100 percent happy with how your life turns out.
I’m also so grateful that you found a roommate who you’ve become friends with already. That way I know you’ll be okay and someone will always be there when I can’t be. I know there will be times when you need me there so we can drive around and you can rant about everything that is wrong, but I will no longer be just a three-minute drive away. I’ll be more like a six-hour drive away.
No matter how far apart we are, whether we are in completely different countries from each other or just down the road, I will always be there. You could call me at 3 a.m. and I’ll answer. I may complain a little bit because you know how much I enjoy my sleep, but I’ll still answer and be there if you need me.
Our whole worlds have changed in the last few weeks and they are going to continue to change drastically over the years to come, but I truly hope our friendship is one we hold onto.
Our friendship has made a huge impact on my life, and you alone have gotten me out of some pretty tough spots. So, thank you for everything you’ve ever done for me because I don’t tell you how much I appreciate you enough. You’ve been one of my biggest supporters, but you never fail to tell me when I’m making a huge mistake. Even when I do make a huge mistake you’re always there to listen to me complain about how stupid I am, and how you were right, and I should’ve listened.
This has been my letter to thank you for everything you’ve done, and I hope we don’t spread our wings too far from each other because as Cristina Yang told Meredith on Greys Anatomy, “You’re my person.”
