When I was a sophomore in high school, my best friend, sister, soul mate, what have you, told me that she would be moving. Moving didn't just mean to a new house, but to a new state, a new town, 2,000 miles away.

My heart broke. While we tried to spend the last few weeks of our time together doing as many fun things as possible, the minutes slipped away all too quickly. I remember waking up on moving day and feeling as if I was dreaming. Not only was I going to be without my best friend, but she was going to have to go to a new school, with all new people, in a place she had never been, and needless to say, I was terrified for her.

Oh boy, did I cry. We would never go to prom together. I was just a week shy of getting my driver's license. We would miss that too. There would be no more walks to and from each other's houses, no more sleepovers, no more last minute adventures to the grocery store.

But amidst all of the sadness, over the years of being apart, I can say that we managed to make it work. And eventually, after the original sting began to ware off, we were actually able to make it kind of fun.

First off, Facetime is a life saver. The number of times we would fall asleep talking to each other as if we were having a sleepover just like old times, is too much to count. Even if it is through a screen, venting and gossiping and laughing is still possible through the phone. It may just take a little bit more coordinating. Even years later you can go weeks, even months without talking, and yet as soon you get on the phone it feels as though you talk every day.

Second, the times when you finally do see each other will hold some of the greatest moments of your life. In my case, my best friend called me and told me she was coming back for the summer. It was a given that she would be spending most of that time at my house. We fought like sisters but we became so much closer because of it.

And third, learning how to be there for a person when their world is crashing down around them, and when you yourself don't want anyone except for them, sometimes just knowing in your heart that you have an amazing person in your life, no matter how far away they are, can be all the consolation you need to keep going. Especially in those confusing and frustrating years from high school to college, they will still be there.

While these are just pieces of my little story, I am sure that those of you have experienced a close friend moving away can relate to some of these feelings. Over the years of being apart, I have learned an enormous amount myself and about caring for other people. I have learned how it feels to have someone in your heart who you miss so much it hurts, but you have to be okay with them not being there. I have learned how hard it is to remember special events when you don't see someone every day, but also how easy it is to think of them when reminded of even the smallest memories. But most importantly, I have learned that distance truly does make the heart grow fonder, and when someone is meant to be in your life, they will be there no matter the miles.