You come into college with hopes of not only making good grades and graduating, but also making friends. Friends that you will have for the rest of your life. At first it can be scary, but once you meet the right people, you know. You know you have found them. It doesn’t take long before they are convincing you that ordering pizza at 2:00 a.m. is the right thing to do, that spending all your money on clothes is always OK, and that boys are just too overrated.

Before you know it, you have best friends! They make college and everything else you are going through a whole lot easier. You all become roommates, you are each other's life coaches, and down the road you know they are going to be your bridesmaids. You wouldn’t be able to survive without them.

It is the best feeling in the world when you find your best friends. My friends have shaped me into the person I am today. We have our ups and downs, but at the end of the day, I wouldn’t trade them for the world. They always have my back.

Here are five reasons to thank your best friends:

1. They will always make you laugh.

At the end of a stressful day when all you want to do is laugh, they will be there to tell you the cheesiest jokes in the world. You will spend three hours laughing at something that’s probably not that funny, and once you realize it’s 4:00 a.m. instead of going to bed, you will continue to laugh.

2. They will choose you over boys.

Boys are so overrated, am I right? When you are going through a tough break up, or the boy in your class still hasn’t asked you for your number, they will be there for you.

3. They will always take your side.

When someone is talking trash to your face, they will get in that person’s face and back you up. No one gets between you and your best friends.

4. They will always tell the truth.

When everyone around you is telling you what you want to hear just to make you feel better, they are telling you the truth. It might hurt at the moment, but later you will thank them. They only do it because they care.

5. They will always be there when you need them.

Through thick and thin, your best friends are always there for you. They know you like no one else does.

So, take a moment and thank your best friends, because you are so lucky to have them. Remember to always hold onto them and love them.