Throughout my life I've had my fair share of best friends, so quick to jump into a different friendship naively calling them my "best friend" or "sister" judging our friendship based on how much time we spent together or how many pictures we posted on social media. However, I didn't find my person until the summer before my senior year of high school. Unexpectedly and suddenly I met this person, little did I know when I met Caroline that she would become my best friend and a permanent part of my life. So here's a letter to my best friend:
Dear Best Friend,
There's so much I can say however the first thing I'd like to say is thank you. Thank you for making me realize why every other person wasn't my person, thank you for making all of the pain other friends caused me seem necessary now because it allows me to appreciate having you. We all have a person, our go to, through the ups and downs theres always that one person who we know we may always count on. For some those are their significant other, for others it may be a family member, and for people like me it's you.
I've never met anyone who is as weird as me, as crazy as me and who gets me like you do. It's the little things, like finding humor in things that nobody else seems to find entertaining, or looking at each other and instantly knowing what the other is thinking. Texting each other in awkward situations and trying to contain our laughter even though we are sitting a mere two feet away from each other, and those times when we are reminded of a crazy memory we experienced consequently making all the people around us feel like we are in on some joke that they are not.
Having you makes it hard to make other friends, because I tend to compare all my friendships to ours even though we all know there's no comparison. I constantly find myself telling people about you and the many crazy things we've done. Never have I been so open with someone, your family is my family, your house is my house and vice versa. Furthermore, I can't even begin to tell you how comforting it is knowing that no matter what, no matter the distance that you will always be there for me. We may not always see each other, but when we do get the chance to it's as if no time has passed by us, things immediately go back to normal and suddenly I'm at ease because things are in place.
Of course we are not perfect, we've experienced many ups and many downs, but there is no such thing as a perfect friendship because it's the flaws that make it real. You know everything there is to know about me and you've stuck with me through things regardless of my poor decision making, things that many people couldn't even dream of knowing about me. Despite the many tears and fights and obstacles those were all overcome by even more laughter and happiness and joy that has filled our lives since we've known each other.
Some people may not get us, or like us but having each other seems to be enough to make that irrelevant in the scheme of things. There's not a doubt in my mind that you will always hold a special place in my heart, so many amazing things about you, so many qualities that I admire and so many aspects of your personality that all serve as reasons as to why I'm so happy to have you in my life. I want you to know that you are so loved and that I will always be there for you, whenever you feel happy or joyful or lost or hurt, I may not always relate but I will always care.
I can't wait to tell my kids about how lucky I am to have a best friend who loves me for who I am and cares for me enough to not be afraid to tell me when I am wrong. I thank God everyday for blessing me with your everlasting presence in my life.
Sincerely,
Becky
