I am very grateful that I am lucky enough to have a sister.

I'm sure having a brother is great, or being an only child I'm sure has its perks but there is nothing in the world like having a sister; especially one as wonderful as mine. Most people are astonished how close my sister and myself are- we never fight.

We may disagree once in a while, but give us five minutes or maybe an hour if it is really serious and we are right back to laughing with each other. I cannot imagine anyone else who I would have rather grown up with. My sister is more than just a sibling, she's my friend.

I want to thank you for being my best friend. You listen to all of my dumb problems and don't complain. You get excited for things I am excited for, and help me through difficulties I face in life. I don't know how I would have ever gotten this far without you. You are my rock, you are my person.

I want to thank you for going on adventures with me. Whenever I want to go shopping, even to Walmart you always say okay let's go. You're a perfect shopping buddy because let's face it we look pretty similar if something looks good on you chances are it will look good on me too. You are also a perfect beach and especially food eating buddy! No matter what we do that day we will have fun together.

I want to thank you for always being there when I need you. Even though we live in different cities and soon we will live in different states you are always just a phone call away. I am so happy that we have such a close relationship and if we go a week without talking that is pretty weird.

I want to thank you for helping me become the woman I am today. I credit who I am to you. Yes, we have a wonderful mother who we both love and raised us perfectly. However, a lot of who I am came from you. I credit my intelligence to you as we used to play school all the time together.

I credit my social skills to you as we always made new friends together. I credit my strength to you as we have gone through some rough times together but you always helped me through it and helped me realize everything was going to be okay.

Lastly, I want to thank you for just being you. I love you with all of my heart and I love who you are. You being you has helped me see who I am. You make me laugh without even trying and I always want to be around you. It kills me that I don't see you as often as I'd like, but I know we will always be just as close. Please never change who you are as it is my favorite part about you.

I love you with everything I have and I will always be there for you no matter what, just as I know you will be for me.