This is an open letter to my absolute best friends. It's time again to say goodbye for a little while. While we are all excited about continuing our journeys in towns far away from home, and each other, it's never easy saying goodbye to the people with whom we grew up with. So this article is for you guys. You mean so much to me.

Thank you for letting me borrow your new clothes before you even got to rip the tag off. Thank you for introducing me to that boy who I ended up liking so much, even though it didn't really work out in the end. I'm stronger for it. Thank you for starting that TV show on Netflix that I became obsessed with, just so I would have someone to talk about it with. Thank you, not only to you but to your whole family, for basically adopting me. It made our friendship so much stronger knowing that I always had a second support system, other than my own, to turn to. With that being said, thank you for loving my family like your own. Thank you for giving me endless hugs whether I needed them or not. Thank you for knowing how I take my coffee, and also where I like to get it from. Thank you for praying for me when I needed prayers the most. Thank you for taking the time to listen to what I have to say. Our opinions are often indefinitely similar, but always have room to be potentially bettered. Thank you for helping me with the homework that you understood much more than I did, and for saving your notes that you seemed to take immensely better. Thank you for buying the same clothes as me so we can match (duh). Thank you for rearranging your other plans if I decide that I wanna hang out with you. Thank you for always making me snacks (cause you know I'm forever hungry). Thank you for letting me talk things out (even though I tend to go on and on) you always know exactly what to say. Thank you for not being afraid to tell me the truth, cause sometimes I really need to hear it. And finally, thank you for giving me picture frames with our favorite photos neatly placed inside to bring with me when I go away so that I will never stop thinking about how much I miss you despite all the new adventures that I'm starting. I really am so jealous of your roommates, your new friends, really anyone that has the opportunity to encounter you. They are luckier than they know. No matter how far apart our distance becomes, or our endeavors take us, I am always a phone call away from you if you are having a bad day, or just really need a piece of home. I hope you already know that. xo