Two and a half years ago, I didn't think that I would ever have a friend like you. And then you put a roommate ad on Facebook and here we are today. Simply put, the changed after you wrote that. We’re our own version of #capsroomies and I love every minute that we’re together, whether we’re jamming to some late 2000s pop or yelling during a hockey game. Even though our friendship has been brief and we’ve only been together for a small portion of it, I already have memories that will last forever and know that those are only the tip of what’s to come. So thank you.

Thank you for being there for me. Whether we’re 2 feet or 6 time zones apart, I know I can go to you about everything. You’ve been by my side through freshman year, transferring, being the new kid, my mom’s cancer, studying abroad, my transition back to the US and everything in between. I couldn’t have gotten through any of it without knowing that I could go to you for advice and support. Distance can ruin a friendship like ours, but luckily our ship is unsinkable. Even though I may have made some questionable choices abroad, you still like me and know I’m not an awful person. So thank you for being my rock.

Thanks for putting up with my late night texts. I know that they became a lot when you’d wake up at 2 am to texts from me in Europe or in Colorado. But you always seem to answer them eventually and calm me down or just laugh at my stupidity. Thank you for being honest with telling me when my worries are unnecessary; thank you for giving me your time when you may not have a lot. I honestly don’t know who I would talk to about some of my problems if you weren’t always within my recently messaged.

Thank you for all of our wonderful memories. Eating huge burgers after a cancelled Red Sox game, blasting music on the way to the beach, getting lost on a hike, and all of the late nights and hockey games. Being with you is so much fun even if things don’t always go as planned. You’ve made two and a half years seem like two months and at the same time, a lifetime.

Thank you for accepting me for who I am. I’m far from perfect and you know that. Yet, you still talk to me and ask me about life. You accept my quirks whether it’s my four cups of coffee a day or love of Tom Wilson. Thanks for not laughing when I cried at the end of Friday Night Lights or Friends, they were very emotional for me and you accepted it. Our mutual acceptance of each other’s quirks and weaknesses make our bond unbreakable, we’ve seen each other in tough places and are stronger because of it.

Above all, thank you for being my lobster and my person. Here’s to a lifetime more of friendship. M and L forever.