Dear Best Friends,

Thank you for putting up with me even when that is easier said than done.

Thank you for letting me cry all over your shoulders on multiple occasions.

Thank you for listening to me go on and on about the “new boy” in my life.

Thank you for at least pretending to be upset when that new boy turned out to be a real jerk.

Thank you for telling me things like “No, you’re so much prettier than she is!”

Thank you for watching and re-watching all my favorite movies countless times.

Thank you for loving my family as if they were your own.

Thank you for letting me be a part of your families.

Thank you for being there for me last summer when nothing made sense.

Thank you for coming to visit me at school.

Thank you for all those late night, drunken phone calls.

Thank you for always being down for a dance party around the kitchen.

Thank you for turning car rides into mini concerts featuring us.

Thank you for convincing me side bangs were a terrible idea.

Thank you for never judging when the wine is flowing before 5 p.m.

Thank you for randomly asking me how my day is going and then not being sorry you asked when you get a long response.

Thank you for all our countless sleepovers.

Thank you for not judging how many bags of flaming hot Cheetos I’ve had, or how many chocolate bar wrappers are in the garbage.

Thank you for the hair and makeup tips.

Thank you for not liking the same people as me.

Thank you for sticking up for me so many times.

Thank you for remaining so close even though the four of us are all in different states.

Thank you for loving me and all my craziness.

Thank you for letting me sleep with the lights on and for letting me steal all the covers.

Thank you for always being down for an ice cream run or Taco Bell.

Thank you for doing all these things as well as a million other little things that mean the world to me.

But most importantly,

Thank you for being my best friends. I don’t have the slightest idea of what I would do without you guys. I can't wait to see where life takes all of us because I know, whatever happens or wherever we all end up, we'll still have each other. I love you very much.