Ladies,

When I first became friends with you guys I was so cautious about my every move. I was terrified that I would say the wrong thing and you would leave. But as our friendship progressed, you showed me that will never happen. When I first became friends with you guys, I never imagined our friendship would turn into what it is today; my lifeline.

Forever friends don't tell each other what they want to hear, but instead what they need to hear. Thank you for telling me every hard truth and doing so in a way that still was sensitive to my feelings. I often think back on some of the hardest times I have faced during our friendship and each time I remember how helpful you guys were. I am incredibly blessed to have friends who tell me what I need to hear when I ignore what's right in front of me.

Forever friends adventure. We have been on countless adventures together. There was the waterfall when we crawled across a giant tree, the time we got lost for an hour when we were five minutes from campus, the time we drove the 30 minutes to the cell-phone store twice in one day, and the countless sleepovers. With you ladies, everything is an adventure. Thank you for making life fun and creating so many positive memories for us all to look back on whenever we are having a bad day.

Forever friends encourage and support. Many times now I have given up on one thing or another. But each time, you were there to keep me going. I would find notes of encouragement left in my room or receive daily messages telling me to keep trying. For that, I am eternally grateful. It is so important as women to have friends who build you up, instead of tearing you down. I have never met women more capable of doing that until I met you ladies. Thank you for being my motivation when I'm too lazy to be my own.

Forever friends inspire. We have so many plans for our futures, and each day we continue to make more. We support each others creativity, even mine which is virtually non-existent. Thank you for always inspiring me to be the very best person I can be. Whether that be by running each day, doing something for others each day, or just making big plans and believing I can achieve them.

Forever friends share everything (yes, everything). Whether it be clothes, makeup, gossip, food, or party invites, you guys are always generous. If it wasn't for you ladies I would probably never match and definitely never know what's going on. So thanks for being my personal stylists, gossip magazines, and crazy party friends (and by that I mean eating junk food in our rooms watching sad movies).

Forever friends are the friends you run to with good news, bad news, and everything in-between. They are the friends who know you better than you know yourself and who are always looking out for your best interest. Without these people, life can be pretty boring. So when you find them, keep them close. Never forget to tell them you appreciate them and their presence in your life. Here's to you, my forever friends.