To My Dear Best Friend,

These past few weeks have been brutal. Saying goodbye was hard in itself, but what makes it that much worse was saying goodbye and not knowing when I'll see you again.

I've missed seeing your face every day, sharing all of my silly stories with you and drinking coffee right before bed, knowing we wouldn't sleep but doing it just because we could.

I've missed jamming out in your car to all of our favorite '90s music and singing along to each song. I've missed trying new Pinterest recipes and epically failing to make them look as beautiful as the pictures, but eating the food anyway because we didn't want to waste it.

Thank you for all of the good times we've had together and for all the ones that are to come. There are so many little moments that I've strung together in my head, and they are all beautiful memories that I'll play on repeat until our paths cross again.

I think the hardest part is knowing that maybe we won't be the same people when we meet again. We'll start making our own memories and writing our own stories, gradually letting go of the people we are now. But I guess maybe that's the beauty of it, too. When we meet again, we'll be the same but different somehow.

Even though technology has blessed us with cell phones and FaceTime, nothing will quite compare to seeing you in person. Nevertheless, I'm still eternally grateful that we can communicate in some way almost every day.

But what's so great about our friendship is that we don't need to talk every moment of every day. We let life take us where it may and just pick up right where we left off.

What really matters is that the bond we share is unbreakable, and nothing has the potential to change that. If I lost you, my best friend, I would be losing a part of myself. You're like my second self.

I know you'll find new people to hang out with and new people to make memories with. That's inevitable. Part of growing up is learning from our different relationships, and you've taught me the importance of seeking new adventures with new people. If you didn't hold this belief, our friendship wouldn't exist.

I've never met someone who loves peanut butter as much as I do, so that must count for something. I can't wait to visit you soon so we can go on some new adventures and do things we've never done before, together.

Until then, I'll be counting the days and telling you my silly stories via long text messages.

Love Always,

Your Buddy, Your Pal, Your Very Best Friend