To my “friends from home”,
For starters, you mean the world to me. I may not always have the words to express it or the time to show it, but I love and appreciate you with all my heart. I’m sorry I took advantage of that when we were together. I had no idea how special our friendship was until we were no longer just minutes away. I am always so proud to talk about you to everyone I meet and have no shame in sharing our hysterical moments. Reminiscing about high school and the past summer reminds me of how much joy you bring to my life. Each of you adds one more reason for me to be excited about coming home. I am so thankful for that.
You may not realize the amount of guilt I felt leaving you to go to school thousands of miles away because I didn’t want to admit it. As I followed a dream of mine, I felt as though I was jeopardizing our friendship. Everything was so uncertain for us all and there were times that I worried you may just forget about me altogether. I know now that that is not the case. The miles between us cannot take away our memories, inside jokes, or abundance of hilarious (sometimes embarrassing) videos.
I miss you. A lot. You each make life so much fun! Our friendships are easy; there is never a doubt of whether or not we will pick up right where we left off from the last time we saw each other. I know when it comes down to it, we can rely on each other for just about anything. I miss you because you get me. We know so much about each other and have been friends through it all.
As I make new friends here, I cannot help but say thank you. Thank you for showing me what a quality friendship is. Thank you for proving everyone wrong who told us that you won’t stay close with your high school friends. Thank you for blowing up the group chat while I’m in class, overcoming the time difference in order to talk, making me laugh nonstop, and most importantly thank you for being my friend as we grow and change. You are each a blessing to me and I know that we will continue to support and care for one another over the years. Sometimes it’s hard to swallow the fact that we are all going our own directions, but it’s inevitable. I want you to know that I will always be here for you whether to chat, cry, or laugh and anything in between. No matter where life takes us, we will always be each other’s “friends from home”.