To my backbone: Thank you so much for holding me together to be the strong young woman that I am to this day.

People tend to use the term "best friend," so very freely, but I realized that it actually takes a good amount of time, love, effort and compromise to actually call someone your "best friend." Just like any other relationship, there are the good times and the bad times. There are times when the two of you go at it with one another nonstop, and times where you laugh until you are literally rolling on the floor. Although there are in fact rocky moments within your friendship, the good tends to weigh out the bad when you find someone who you connect with on such a deep level.

Furthermore,I could write a list and go on and on about the millions of things that I appreciate about you, but the list would simply be way too long. There are so many amazing things about you, and I am so honored and blessed to have you in my life. You are such an important person to me, and I honestly would be such a hot mess without you being there to keep me stable and sane. You make days brighter, my smile wider and a whole lot more.

I would just like to say that you have been there for me through thick and through thin. I can call you at such random moments, and you are there to answer the phone in one second. You are always willing to give an immense amount of great advice, listen to me go on and on about life, and just take it all in. You're always there when I need to talk to someone about my boy life, how they are treating me and even how simply my friends are acting towards me. Not only is the advice you give me solid and good, it is also extremely honest. Even when I need to hear the bad in order to do the right thing, you are the first person to tell me exactly what I either do or don't need to do. So, basically if there is someone that I ever need to vent to, I know to go to you and that you'll just be there, being you, which is more than I could ever ask for.

Thank you as well for all the laughs. The endless amount of laughter that results out of the conversations we have is so hilarious and great. We have so many endless inside jokes together that we laugh about in public and people probably look at us like we are in space and out of our minds. We don't care, though, the jokes are funny, the laughing is healthy and the memories that come out of it are there to last a lifetime.

Thank you for being honest with me. For always being honest with me in all types of situations. For the confrontation when something is bothering you, and letting me know that it's bothering you so I am able to change the way things are going to make everything all happy and better again. Thank you for letting me know when something imperative is running through your mind, and informing me on everything. I'm definitely never lost without you and I am so very grateful for that.

Overall, the term best friend has been implemented into my life for the better. I am finally able to call you my best friend, and that holds such a special place in my heart and in my soul. Love you forever to the moon and back!

Xo,

Ally.