I know Thanksgiving has come and gone, but I thought I'd just take a minute to give a big thank you to the best big sister, because if you have a big sister, you probably know how much better your life is because of them. From driving me around when I was too little to drive to listening to all of my life stories (and giving the best advice), to always making me laugh about the weird things we get into together, you've always been there for me and I could not be more thankful.

Thank you for making my life a little funnier. When you cut my hair when I was seven and gave me an accidental boy cut, I probably would've been bitter at anyone else, but thanks for helping me laugh about it all these years later when I see a picture from that fateful stage. When you made weird "healthy" cookies to bring to my first race, I will never not laugh at the first time I tried one and had to tell you that, actually, they tasted like dog food. And when we both decided to make our own meringue one Thanksgiving and almost died because we spent an hour beating it and it still just looked like milk, in any other circumstances I may have just taken a nap on the kitchen floor, but thanks for helping me laugh through it!

Thanks for all the fun memories too, I mean who else would go to Target with me at 7 AM on Christmas Eve (why did we do that again?) or watch Titanic with me for the first time even though it didn't end quite like we thought (there seriously was room on that raft thing that Rose was on). And there's no one else I know that's had the traumatic experience you've had with goldfish, and I'm honored to have been a witness to that part of your life (RIP Arnold).

Without a big sister in my life, I mean I probably could have survived, but it's just so much more fun with one. There's always someone to call when you need to vent, or just talk about the Kardashians (this happens a lot), and there's always someone to like your Instagram post, which is super important obviously. There's always someone with helpful, or not really so helpful, advice, and always someone to support and cheer you on, even if it's just because you finally finished an essay or project. So thanks to my big sister, I know half the time I'm laughing at you or judging you, but deep down you know I'm so thankful for you and all our adventures, laughs, memories, and fun times. I still love you, even though you gave me that terrible haircut, I've honestly totally healed from that traumatic experience... sort of.