First off, let me say something so important that is barely said: thank you.
Thank you so much for staying in my life even when sometimes you may have hated me. I definitely am not easy, and I’m always so unpredictable. Some of you have seen me go through so much in my life and still wonder how I’m even standing. Some of you have seen me gasping for air basically as I was so depressed and thought my life was ending. All of you have seen my happy moments -- the ones where I laugh so hard I cry with happiness and die of laughter. Although those moments are very rare, you guys all love when I have them.
We'll get in silly fights over the stupidest things, but make up the next day because we need to talk about what happened in that episode of "American Horror Story." Most of you deal with my clingy texts and sappy thank you posts and for that, thank you. In no means does time measure friendship, loyalty does. You guys have only been in my life for a few years, maybe a year or maybe eight years, either way, you’re amazing.
From chilling in my room with music blasting and playing a video game, to long car rides, to venting sessions until 4 a.m. on the phone, you are all there for me. You guys know how nervous I get making phone calls to people I don’t know, or how I roll my eyes when the person we don't like walks in the room. You guys know my favorite pizza is cheese, and my favorite movie is "Nightmare Before Christmas." From the littlest things like knowing my favorite outfit, to major things like my fear of escalators and heights, you’re there. I have the best support system and for that I just want to thank you over and over again. Sometimes I may be too silent, or even act happy, but you guys always know how to bring my smile back. I know it isn't your job to make me happy, but you do it because you love me for me. You deal with me complaining about my insecurities every single day.
“I wish I looked like her.”
“I hate my eyes.”
“I wish I was prettier.”
Let's face it, dealing with someone's issues while dealing with your own is a handful after a while. All of you have your own fears, your own depressed moments, your own insecurities -- yet you deal with mine every day. I thank you for being the people you are, because my life would be so empty and incomplete without you.
Thank you for watching my favorite movie 70 times with me as I sing the songs from it and get them crammed in your head. Thank you for dealing with my depressive moments and hard times, I love you so much. Thank you for listening to me rant about the silliest things that literally mean nothing to you, but you listen to make me happy. Thank you for understanding that I have a busy life and can’t always be there. Thank you for coming over so late at night because I’m having a panic attack and need a friend to help me.
To the people who are reading this and aren’t a close friend of mine, you’re missing out. Even though I may have issues and depend on some people, my friends and I are the greatest friends anyone should be lucky to have. It does not matter how long someone has been in your life. What matters is the amount of times they made you smile when you wanted to cry, or the amount of times they came to you with open arms welcoming you to talk about anything. Here is a thank you for the nights that I may forget, but people I will never forget. Here's to the nights we shouldn’t have stayed up until 1 a.m. eating ice cream because we had exams the next morning. Here is a thank you, to the best friends a girl could ever have
I love you and thank you so much for sticking by me through it all.
Love,
A Very Proud Friend
