Sis,

You used to make me nervous, you used to be someone that would hold my guard up around but somehow you became one of the most important people in my life, you became family.

First, let me start by saying THANK YOU! You have had to put up with a lot by letting me into your life. You even came into my life in a way that would've broke me, tore me apart, and would have made me draw back from everything that I know as a normal life yet, somehow you came out even stronger. You came out on top, you showed the world that no matter what happens you can overcome it and for that I will always be thankful, I will always be able to look at you and know that no matter what gets thrown at me I too can make it out stronger than I was the day before. I never imagined we would be where we are today, but I thank God daily that he put you here. You are there for me when I need you the most, you're there when I don't even want to be there. You are the person that picks me up off of the ground when I don't have the energy to pick myself up off the ground. Thank you. Thank you for allowing me to see that neither time nor distance can come between us.

When I graduated high school one of the main things that my family would remind me of daily was that, "the people you see today, you think you love and you think will be there, they wont be. It is the people that you meet in college that will change your world. It is those people that will matter". Little did I know, I never knew how true those words would be. I never realized how much that statement would mean to me until I got to experience it myself. It didn't take long; it was hard to figure out, especially when you live a life where actions truly do speak louder than words. You have entered not only my life but you have entered my family's life. You love them like your own, that is something I could never repay you for. My brother, papaw, mother, father, and all of them, when they check on me they check on you. The ask how you are, what you're doing and how school is going for you. They love you. You love them just as much as I do and that is not easy to find.

My entire life I was the person that bent over backwards to make sure everyone else was happy. Still to this day, I am that person to make sure everyone else is happy. I am the person that checks on everyone else but you make sure that I take time for myself. You make sure that I am spending some time off for myself, because for some reason in your eyes you think I deserve it. The truth is you deserve the world. You have became my person. You're the person that stands up for me the most, you set me straight when I let my emotions get the best of me and somehow you still manage to hold yourself together. Be proud of that, I only dream of being as strong minded and as powerful as you are when it comes to fighting for yourself.

Lastly, I thank you once again for everything you have done, everything you are yet to do, and everything that you are. You are my waffle fry, you are my sanity, and you are one of the few reasons that I am where I am today. Always remember to hold your head high, never forget how much you are worth, and always know that no matter where life takes us you will always be apart of my family. You will always have a place in my heart. I can not wait to see what life has in store for us.

Here is to traveling the world, late night conversations, killer workouts, late drives, screaming music to the top of our lungs, and all the tears that have already been shed and are yet to be shed for whatever reason. THANK YOU!! I am so glad to say that you went from a stranger to a sister. You went from friend to family, and I can's wait to continue this journey with the sister that I never had.

Love You Forever, XOXO