Dear Best Friends,

It's always been weird but also not weird at all, for all you guys to be two years younger than me. It's given me the chance to stay younger than I actually am and more time to spend with you before you head off in different directions to college.

Don't worry this isn't a goodbye letter. It's not like I will never see you all again, in fact, we'll probably see each other sooner than we all expect.

This last summer has been the most memorable I've had with all of you in a long time, and I just wanted to say thanks.

Thanks for going to the beach in May and swimming in ice cold water and playing improv games with me.

Thanks for the smoothies and chips we bought before we got the scare of our lives from a drunk driver. And for still coming over to watch Doctor Who even after that occurrence.

Thanks for applying to work with me and making the hard shifts so much better just by seeing your smile.

Thanks for going to the fair with me, going on four rides, drinking watermelon, then going home to eat pineapple and play the Wii.

Thanks for hanging out with me during Cedar Point. For going on the water rides while bonding over boys. For being my extremely complicated family for the day.

Thanks for the swing dance, ice cream, and breadsticks.

Thanks for not making me go alone to see five movies on the same day! And walking to Target with me in between movies and watching me impulse buy a butt load of Harry Potter socks.

Thanks for sending me all those pictures of Hawaii and dreaming/planning to move there with me someday in the future.

Thanks for that trivia night you made ten times more fun just because of your presence. And for failing epically at answering questions correctly.

Thanks for the mission trip, for singing "The Greatest Showman" and other songs at the top of our lungs, and for the photoshoot.

Thanks for going up north with, biking around Mackinac Island, star gazing, and helping me flirt with a guy I couldn't even see.

Thanks for being my only friend who will jam out to my entire Broadway musical playlist with me and introducing me to even more musicals to add to my playlist.

Thanks for eating cherries on the lake and killing horse flies with noodles.

Thanks for taking me to play laser tag for my first time ever and collecting tokens off the ground.

Thanks for making this summer memorable.

I'll look forward to seeing you all again on breaks and next summer, after all, this isn't a goodbye letter.

I love you all and miss you already, good luck in college, I know you'll be amazing. Just keep being you. The crazy amazing you that I love and look forward to seeing again.

Next summer will be here faster than we know it, but for now, enjoy each day of your new college experiences.

Hugs to you all!

Love, Abbie