Hey guys!
First of all, I have to thank you for a few things. Thank you so much for all of the amazing memories we have made this summer. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to watch and learn from you all. Thank you for pushing me to my limits and beyond, making me a better person. Thank you for always supporting me, being my shoulder to cry on, and sharing in my successes. Thank you for going on random adventures with me, which resulted in cherished memories. Thank you for being the people I went to when I needed a hand to hold, or a person to rant to. Thank you for having my back, always.
Though we only met a few short months ago, I feel like we have been friends forever. I feel as though my world would be incomplete without you in it. But because you are in it, I am forever grateful. I honestly don't know where I would be without you guys, and the ability to turn to you guys for anything. We have been through so much together, and have seen each other at our best and our worst. We have seen each other be strong, and we have seen each other's weaknesses. We've been there through it all, and it only brought us closer.
Whether it was bringing each other much needed Popsicles, giving back rubs, filling up water bottles, or just having a heart-to-heart, we became pretty tight in a few short weeks, or maybe it was days even. The beginning of the summer, when I barely knew you, seems so fuzzy to me now. It seems so distant. All of the spontaneous ice cream runs, strategically planning our breaks to hang out, or providing encouragement to help each other push through the week has squeezed us into this tight knit ball of friendship, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
We have seen the highs and lows of the summer. We have seen weak points, panic attacks, anger, and tears. We have seen love, compassion, strength, and determination. We have lived through extremely difficult weeks, bouts of bedbugs, poison ivy cases, sickness, injuries, and heartache. We have pushed each other to the points of breaking, just to be friends thirty seconds later. We have shared endless amounts of junk food while laughing at the stupidest jokes. We have done and been through so much together, and for that I am forever grateful. In the words of Glinda and Elphaba from Wicked, "I know I'm who I am today because I knew you".
Love you long time.
