Dear Senior Year,

We finally meet! I’ve heard about you for such a long time but I never imagined you’d actually get here. Freshman Year told me that you would take forever to arrive and not to worry about you. Sophomore year spoke very highly of your qualifications. Junior Year said I should be terrified of you and did everything in his power to try to prevent your arrival (He was not the best to keep as company). I’ve heard you are pretty awesome from most people, but I’ve also heard that you are pretty hard to work with. So far you have brought me some great friendships and experiences and we have not even known each other that long.

I hope that we can continue to get along. I know you are going to start throwing some pretty scary stuff at me, cue graduation music. But right now I just want to savor every moment you bring. I hope you will be patient with me because this is the year that I am stopping and smelling the roses! I want to squeeze in every little last thing I can. All the late nights with friends, the midnight fast food runs, the parties at the student union, and even the classes. I’m not going to be too eager to let go of these so you are just going to have to stay with me for a while!

If you do not mind, I’d like for you to teach me to appreciate all that is around me and all the time I’ve had at college. There have definitely been some good times and some bad times, but they have all been worth it. I hope you will show me new things and help me to branch out of my comfort zone. After all, this is the time to make a difference!

Do you mind preparing me for the future and all that it entails? I would really like to learn to let go of the negative energy and embrace with open arms all the positive energy. I would also like to learn how to tell true friends from the people that are not so true behind my back. This is important for when I hit the real world because we all need a support team around us! I feel like you are the perfect person for this job of revealing so much to me.

You have taught so many people such wonderful things and I cannot wait to spend these next two semesters with you. I promise I will always make time on my calendar for you and everything you have to offe. I will never take you for granted, because I know you only come around once in this particular season of life. If I ever do start forgetting about how important you are, I hope I will have people around me who will remind me why you are visiting and what you mean to me. You are everything I have been working toward! I just know we are going to be the best of friends and work together really well. I’m only a few days in and I already adore you!

Sincerely,

Tori