I’ve always been a little rusty on telling people how I feel, but I am going to try my very best.

I should start first by asking: Where would I be without you? You have helped shape me into the person that I am today. You've always had my back in everything. You’re the person that I can tell anything and everything to. Just by looking at the expression on my face, you’re able to tell exactly what I am thinking. You’re my sister! You’ve been there since birth (literally), and you’ve stuck by my side through the good, the bad and the ugly. We know each other so well. You’ve been that one person in my life that I always run to when I need advice, a person to vent to or just when I have some major gossip to share. You never fail to make me laugh, even when I am feeling my worst, so shout out to you, sis.

Like any relationship, we still get into tiffs and arguments now and then. They never last long and are rarely serious. And we always have to ask each other, "Are we still fighting?" Because we are dying to tell each other something, and it’s too hard to go a long period of time without talking to you.

But besides all that, I wanted to say a much overdue thank you. Thanks for always standing up for me. Thanks for being there when no one else was. Thanks for always listening when I need someone to talk to. Thanks for dealing with my attitude on my bad days. Thanks for dreaming big with me, like our dream to someday open a café together or move to a town like Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls. Thanks for always going to Target with me, even when we’ve gone every day in the past week. Thanks for not judging me for how much retail therapy I participate in. (Or, thanks for hiding that judgement.) And most importantly, thanks for being there through it all, sis. I don’t know what I’d ever do without my other half.

Life wouldn’t be the same without you by my side.

God blessed me with a pretty amazing sister that, somewhere along the way, became my best friend. And for that, I am forever grateful.