You are the friends who have seen me at my worst. You are the friends who have seen me at my best. You have been there for the laughs. You have been there for the cries. You have heard it all and the best part is, you have stayed for every milestone.

No cries, no fights, no unattractive moments can phase you because you have seen it all before. Any words that are said have been said before. If they have not, then it is just one thing to make our bond stronger. After what you have seen you deserve a medal. Or maybe another pizza night.

You are my people. You are my family. There are no words to express my love for you. All I can say is that those sleepless nights we have when we are reunited are the moments I look forward to every summer. We can go weeks without talking but as soon as a Google hangout starts, it is like we were never separated.

You have heard it all. You know my secrets, my fears, my hopes. I trust you as much as I trust my parents. But how could I not? We went through those dreaded middle school years together. We did not see each other much during high school because we were finding ourselves. College came and we realized how much we needed each other. We are spread out in four different states but still find time to connect with each other. If that could not tear us apart I do not think anything could.

We dressed in early 2000's clothes, we texted on dinosaur-age flip phones and we had morality class. We told each other about our first boyfriends/girlfriends, our first F on a test, our struggles with fitting in. You saw me when I had my horrible eyebrow malfunction, listened to my self-esteem struggles and celebrated my weight loss goal. We helped each other through terrible break-ups and very early mid-life crises.

But now we are in college. We are almost adults. It seems like a scary time and we do not feel ready. Who could have foreseen how close we would become? Although these next two years seem to be closing in at the speed of light, I think I may just survive them with you all at my side. You are my rock, my ray of sunshine, my best friends.

Thank you, squad. My love for you goes above and beyond anything I could ever say. Thank you for the laughs, the cries and the hugs. Thank you for the pep talks, the late night venting sessions and the random yet insightful conversations. Thank you for being you. Best friends forever.

And also, thank you for this picture because it embodies our friendship.