College can be a scary place, but it's much more frightening if you don't have people in your life you can count on. I think it was nothing short of divine intervention when God put friends in my life whom I can depend on for literally any and everything. I, however, don't tell these friends nearly enough how much they are appreciated. So, gals, here are a few things you do that I'm thankful for. Know this: my appreciation for you is endless, but if I tried to put it all down on paper (or on Facebook) I would be writing for the next 10 years.

Thanks for not letting me starve in college. And thanks for not getting mad about all those times we got together to cook, and I brought paper plates or boxed pasta.

And speaking of food, thanks for never making me eat queso alone. Or anything else for that matter.

Thanks for showing me that staying in is every bit as much fun as going out. Fun doesn’t have to be alcohol induced. You taught me that Girls Nights In are everything.

Thank you for always agreeing to blast out my favorite song (you know the one I’m talking about).

Thanks for waking me up for church every Sunday.

Speaking of wake up calls, thanks for calling me to wake me up when I have something important to do the next day, even though you have to call me 10 times to do so.

Thank you for thinking that I am decently funny and for laughing politely with me when I’m not.

Thanks for making fun of me at times. You keep my ego in check but never take it too far.

Thanks for being my own personal fashion consultants. And thanks for letting me borrow your clothes all the time. Also for giving me your clothes because you know I need all the help I can get.

Thanks for the movie nights, even when I pick out movies that no one else wants to watch, such as "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas."

Thanks for letting me embarrass you in public and not getting that mad about it.

Thanks for being my fellow adventurers. No matter the trip, whether it be to the beach, the lake or the fair, you keep my life exciting.

Thanks for being the responsible ones when I'm not (pretty much all the time).

Thanks for assuring me of my self-worth, even when I can’t see it myself. You are my biggest cheerleaders and the best support system I could have asked for.

Thanks for those moments you stood for me when I couldn’t stand for myself and the times that you were strong when I couldn't be.

Thanks for teaching me the definition of friendship and, ultimately, how to be a friend.

In a place in our lives where change is inevitable, thank you for being constant.

Thanks for these memories that I will forever carry in my heart. These are the things that I will look back on when the place I'm in isn't as happy as the memories I have.

This will never do justice to my best girls, but I write this in hopes that you can see the difference y'all have made in my life. One day (a loooong time from now), you will stand next to me on my wedding day. You will be there for the birth of my kids. Though a time is coming when I won't live with or near y'all, I find myself thankful that friendship can overcome any distance. Our situations may change, but I promise you this: my love for you will not.