To My Soulmate (aka my BFFL),

I have many many thanks to give to you... Thanks for walking on my back when it needs cracked. For talking with me until 2:00 in the morning. For your undeniably contagious laugh. For crawling across our dressers to my bed before we leave for breaks. For being my cuddle buddy when the boys are being stupid. For randomly surprising me with snacks or coffee. For making me a part of your family and for becoming an adopted member of mine.

Thank you for being my backbone.

Our friendship is something special. We have this unbreakable bond. And when I say unbreakable, I say it with so much emphasis because it truly is everlasting. I know this because we've had our low moments, but we never let that stop us from following it up with moments of love and laughter.

I'm so beyond grateful for those moments. Laughing and living with you has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. We've done so much together. We went high up in the sky over the bay. We were gym buddies (sorry that my schedule doesn't really allow for that anymore). We've walked the streets of Pittsburgh together. We rode roller coasters together while screaming at the top of our lungs.

We are each other's bubbles.

We share everything-- clothes, shoes (sometimes), blankets, and space. We don't have "personal bubbles" with each other. I always get a little sad when it's almost time for breaks during school. Your immediate "I miss you" texts as I'm pulling out in my car always leave me giggling and smiling. Even when I don't say it back, you know that I do.

You get me.

I don't think I've ever had someone know me the way that you do. You know my deepest secrets, ones that I know you would never tell. You know the ways I like to sleep. You know how I like my coffee, and that I need a heating pad when my cramps get too bad. You know I hate taking medicine. You know me naked (literally and figuratively.)

I know you, too. I know that you take your coffee black with two sugars. I know that you're heart is young and that you love Disney (especially Frozen.) I know that you're great with kids. I know that your face lights up when you talk about cheerleading and everything you've accomplished over the years. I know that you need naps to function (something we share.) I know the names of your future children.

I can't wait to share a future with you.

I don't think much about my future in terms of meeting the man of my dreams, but more of how I want my house to be in close proximity to yours. I want our kids to be friends. I want your kids to call me their aunt even though I'm not blood. I think about how we'll go on these double-dates and double-vacations to the islands or Florida (yes, I'll let you take my kids to Disney World.)

Some might say we're weird, but I say that we're soulmates.

I've learned over the years that people can be flakey. You can't always trust someone. But I know that I can trust you. I can trust you with my secrets, my ideas, and my future. Because of this, you're my soulmate. The one that I know is going to be around forever and always. The one that I'll hold close to my heart until it stops beating. The one who is never going to fade into the background... Thank you for being my best friend.

Thank you for being my soulmate.

I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK.