Dear Friends From High School,

First off, let me tell you how sorry I am that I don't talk you often, or at all. It's not that I don't ever want to talk to you again. It's just that college gets so busy and I lose track of time. There's so much going on, things like talking on the phone don't make the top of the to-do list. But that is no excuse for my lack of communication. I'm sorry.

Just because I do not talk to you, does not mean that I have forgotten all about you though. I think about you a lot and talk about you even more. I'm pretty sure my friends at college are tired of me talking about my high school friends all the time. I don't miss high school, but there are certain parts of it that I miss a lot. Most of those things include you. I remember all the crazy adventures we had during those long four years. We were inseparable. I never would have survived it without you. At the time, I thought that I would never be able to survive college without you.

Sometimes, I'm not sure how I am. There have been so many times when I get homesick that I want nothing more than to call you on the phone and talk about life the way we used to. But it has been so long, I'm not sure I know how to do that and I don't want to bother you. So instead I revisit all those memories we created. I laugh at all the crazy adventures we had and the stupid things we did when we stayed up too late and were sleep deprived. I think about all the times we thought the world was ending because of something so trivial that didn't matter a week later. I'm thankful for social media, because it has become a timeline of memories that I can go through when I get homesick.

I also love social media because I get to see how you're doing at college. I see your posts on Facebook and Instagram and all the other social media sites all the time. I'm glad you have new friends to go on new adventures with and to talk to when you get homesick. I'm glad that you seem to be doing okay and that you are enjoying college. But I want you to know that it is okay if everything is not as great as it looks on social media. Everyone has bad days, including me. I want you to know that I'm still here for you if you ever need anything. That has not changed. I don't care how long it has been since we last talked. You're still my friend.

I hope you are happy with your new life at school. I hope that you like most of your classes and are excited about your major. I hope you see that we have our whole lives ahead of us and that we can do and be whatever we want. I hope you find a significant other that treats you the way you deserve to be treated. I hope your new friends are loyal and crazy and kind and love you the way I do.

I know you are going to do amazing things in life. I'm glad I got play a small role in it. I look forward to seeing you reach your dreams, even if it is only through social media. I wish that one day our paths will cross again and we can pick up our friendship right where we left off. But if that does not happen, just know that I love you. I am grateful for the time we were able to spend together and the memories we created. I wish you the best.