She's your best friend, the one you tell everything to. She's the one you go to when you need encouragement. She's your person and her being far away isn't exactly ideal, but when you finally see each other, it's as if nothing changed. This weekend, on my spring break, I got the chance to visit my best friend at her school before driving her back home for her spring break. We didn't plan too far in advance, but the anticipation was there and we were so excited to spend quality best friend time together. If you have ever visited your BFF at school, you will know how it works. Here are all the stages that went into our visit.

1. Planning

This is a very important stage. Lots of details need to be arranged and decided before seeing your BFF. I decided to offer to pick up my best friend and bring her home for her spring break because she wasn't too far from home and I had never visited her at school. Once it was official she suggested I come the night before we were going to leave so we could have more time together. Naturally, I said yes! Then the excitement really started to kick in.

2. Excitement

Once all the planning is complete, both you and your BFF get really excited that you will be hanging out after a few months of being apart. I was so excited to finally meet her friends and spend the night in her dorm. There's nothing quite like knowing you get to see your best friend after such a long time.

3. Anticipation

As the week leading to the visit became days, and days became hours, the anticipation kept building until I got to see her at her school. I couldn't wait to finally get that girl bonding time I had been waiting for for so long. I kept picturing what it would be like and what we would talk about and I got even more excited.

4. Execution

After planning, excitement and anticipation, the day finally came! I packed up the car and drove two hours to her school. The drive was lovely because I had to drive west and I watched the sun set the entire drive. As I drove, I became even more excited and couldn't wait to get to her school so the BFF bonding could begin.

5. The First Hello

This was definitely the best part of the whole trip. As soon as I got to her school, I called her and she came to meet me where I had parked my car. She ran up to me and gave me a big hug and said she missed having me in her life and I felt the exact same way. I was so happy to finally be at her school and to spend some time with her.

6. Quality Best Friend Time

After the excitement of the first hello had ended, we were able to start our quality BFF time (or as we like to call ourselves: Best Friends For Life No Matter What Happens). We went to a men's volleyball game, ate chinese food, had much needed girl talk, I met her roommate and some of her friends and caught up on each other's lives. It was a great time and I can't wait until we get to hang out again soon!