You were not the first friend I ever had, but you are most certainly the best friend I have ever had. You are the person I call when I’ve hit rock bottom and just desperately need honest advice and you are also who I call when I feel like I am sitting on top of the world because I know you will celebrate with me. We have disagreed and gotten in arguments (that never lasted longer than a few hours) but at the end of the day, I know that you will never make me go through anything alone.

You have seen me lost. When I did not know how in the world I would ever make it out of the darkness – you were there. You were there reminding me that things could go nowhere but up. I sometimes doubted your positivity and questioned your advice, but in the end it’s what got me back to being me.

You have seen me heartbroken. Literally crying to the point of sickness over a boy who thought it was “cool” to break my heart. You were there. You were there telling me that there was a man out there that God had made just for me and in time I would find him. Every single time a boy did me wrong, you were there to tell me it was his loss. You were also there to bring a tub of ice cream and Oreo's.

You have seen me thriving. When everything seems to be going in my favor, you are there to celebrate with me and remind me that the highs simply cannot exist without the lows. You don’t just cheer me on during the bad times, but also during the greatest times.

I feel like I do not tell you enough, but thank you for being the best friend that has never walked out on me. Thank you for being an open ear when I need to rant and an open shoulder when I need to ugly cry. Thank you for buying me food when my bank account was in single digits. Thank you for never saying "I told you so" when I clearly made a mistake you had already warned me about. Thank you for believing in me, encouraging me, and loving me. Most of all thank you for never leaving my side, no matter how bad things got.

If you have a best friend who has been there through the good, the bad, and the ugly… a huge thank you is probably way overdue. These kinds of friends are hard to come by. Best friend’s are there when no one else could possibly understand the situation at hand. They are there to love, comfort, and cheer you on. They never judge you, they never tell your secrets, and they always have your best interest at heart.