Dear High School Friends,

First of all, let me just say, I miss you! I miss seeing you every day or at least on a regular basis. I miss knowing exactly what was going on in your life. I miss being able to drive to your house at any time and you would be there. I miss our traditions and inside jokes. I miss having you in my classes. If you are reading this, though, I promise the rest of this letter is not this sad, it is actually quite the opposite.

Although I do miss all of those things about our friendship, I want to let you know how proud of you I am. You are all out following your dreams and having the time of your lives. You have made new friends and are having so much fun living your new lives in college. Even though we don’t all speak regularly anymore, I love seeing your pictures and other posts about all of the amazing things you are doing now.

While I write this I can’t help but think about all of our memories together. Most of us went to two proms together, went to Chick-fil-a on Friday mornings before school, took over the dance floor at Homecoming, struggled through Senior Week, spent our nights at each others houses, and celebrated lots of birthdays. We have had some of the best times together and also some of the worst; breakups, stressful classes, and the list goes on. Through all of this, we helped each other and brightened each other’s days without even realizing it at times. In my opinion, that is one of the best parts about our friendships. Everyone needs someone to listen to them when they have something to get off their chest or to help them take their mind off their struggles, even just for a moment. I will always be grateful for that.

I also need to tell you thank you. Thank you for helping me become the person I am today. I have no idea what I would be like today without having you in my life. Learning about each of your lives, personal experiences, and opinions has opened my eyes to different perspectives and made me into a more well-rounded individual. Each of you are so unique and have taught me so just about you, but also so much about both myself and about the world.

All of this being said, I realize this may sound like more of a goodbye than just a normal letter. It definitely is not a goodbye at all; it is more of a way to reminisce and possibly something that helps us reunite. Even if we haven’t spoken since we graduated, I will always want to reconnect and pick up right where we left off. I hope reading this jogged your memory of all our fun times and maybe even made you smile to yourself for a second. And lastly, I want you to know that you will always have a friend in me!