I just want to say thank you.

Thank you for understanding that we can hang out without always having to be doing something. Thank you for always being up for it when we actually decide to go do something. Thank you for letting me be myself around you (and for not judging me when I ask 100 questions during the first three episodes of Game of Thrones). Thank you for making work more entertaining and exciting.

I hope you know how much I appreciate everything you do for me. Even though you intentionally startle me all the time, and try and freak me out more during horror movies, I still love you. Thank you for being my horror movie buddy, even if you laugh at me every time I jump.

Thank you for inviting me to your family parties, and for fending off all the "Are you two dating?" questions we get everywhere we go. Thank you for introducing me to new shows, movies, and music. I guess I could thank you for all of the weird, unnecessary, and sometimes uncomfortable information you share with me about everything and anything, (and for putting up with me teasing you for reading so many studies) too.

Thank you for always encouraging me to look at things from a different perspective, and for trying to see things from my point of view as well.

Thanks for always checking to make sure I got home safe, even if it is after you tease me for my God-awful sense of direction. Thank you for not laughing at me too much for tripping over my own feet (or a crack in the sidewalk, or air, or whatever). Thank you for challenging me and encouraging me to grow as a person. Thank you for always pushing me to be the best I can be.

Most importantly, thank you for being yourself.

I hope you know how much I appreciate you and respect you. We may not always see eye-to-eye, but we always find a middle ground where we can both agree. Thank you for everything you do. I love you.

Love,

Your clumsy, easily-startled friend.