Dear Best Friend,

I first want to thank you for sticking by me for as long as you have; through my best and worst moments. Thank you for listening to me when I need to vent, and not judging whatever it is I have to say (out loud at least!). Thank you for letting me geek out about stuff around you that you could literally care less about, and taking interest in it because you know it makes me happy. Thank you for helping me find some perspective at times when I had thought the world was over.

Always know that I will continue to be here for you in the same ways you have been there for me. I want to hear about your experiences. I want you to come to me whenever you need to get something off your chest. I want to continue to be the shoulder you can lean on when you need an extra boost. I want to share in the triumph in you achieving your dreams, because I know how hard you work in all you do. Remember, I’m only ever just a phone call away.

Even though we may go to school hundreds of miles apart now, don’t think for a minute that I don’t miss you every day. I miss spending hours with you after school at dance class whether we were knee deep in learning dances or just goofing around before class started.

I miss going out on breakfast dates and spending countless hours in coffee shops just catching up on each other’s lives. I miss movie nights and spending nights in to cook and bake together. I miss taking stupid selfies when we were little old freshman, even though those are quite embarrassing now.

Best Friend, you are one of a kind, and I am so thankful our paths crossed years ago. Your smile and your laugh are contagious. You are smart, kind, and genuine. Your determination and dedication to everything you do is inspiring. You have such a big heart, and even the little things you do make such a difference for so many people. You are going to change the world someday, and I can’t wait to stand beside you while you do it.

I am so thankful that we have been together from the baby ballerina days, to the awkward middle school phase, and now into college. It’s inevitable that we will meet new friends as we venture out into the world, but just know that I could never replace you. There is no way for me to imagine my life without you in it. I know that no matter where either of us ends up, we will always be best friends. It's you and me against the world.