To My College Friends:

It’s hard to believe that I went all of this time without all of you in my life. I grew up thinking my social life was so great and that I’d never meet better people — until almost two years ago when I left my comfort zone at home.

When I got to school, things didn’t come together right away, but I’m so happy I was patient.You all know me better than people who have known me my whole life, and I can’t believe I went 18 years of my life without you guys.

I know we didn’t get to see each other grow up which kind of sucks, but for the time I’ve known you, I’ve appreciated every moment. The times we make a scene in public (basically every day), when we roast each other in our group chat because we love making fun of each other, racing and holding up signs to attractive boys on the road and making more than one questionable decision in a night — I never knew it was possible to be this happy.

You guys are my cheerleaders. You’re the first people I tell as soon as something amazing happens. Whether it's finally making a move on the guy I’ve been chasing forever or whether getting an A on a test I’ve been stressing for weeks, you make me feel even more proud of my accomplishments.

And you all know how I tick, never afraid to tell me how it is because although the truth hurts I’d never stay mad at you, (and you’re usually right). From the moment I met all of you, I know you’ve always had my best interest at heart.

You’re my people; and most importantly, my lifeline.

For all of those times where life threw me a curve ball and left me devastated, you were my breath of fresh air when I couldn't breathe. Before meeting you, I never felt comfortable letting my legs give out and crying uncontrollably on the floor on my worst days. I’ve never had people willing to drop everything and run all the way to the library bathroom because I can’t pull myself together, and I most definitely never had friends who could simply walk past my room and see me laying on my bed and hop in with me because you immediately knew something was wrong.

You know you’ve found your people when you lay at night looking at pictures and think to yourself, “I really love these people.”

I can’t even begin to tell you how incredible it feels to have the best group of individuals surrounding me everyday, for better or worse. You’ve fixed my broken heart, and filled the void to any emptiness I’ve ever felt. I feel sorry for anyone who hasn’t had this experience. To have people always down to cuddle, order food, sit and cry watching "Titanic," go out or just talk about life…thank you for everything.

You guys are my heroes. I love you so much.