To my crazily amazing older brother,
As I begin my first year in college, you somehow have grown into your third year at Indiana University. I remember all of the countless tips you would tell me about how to get through my freshman year, such as:
“Remember to not be afraid to ask your professors for help.”
“Get a group of friends that you can really trust.”
“Mom is crazy so don’t get upset when she yells at you for not calling enough.”
“Enjoy the best four years of your life.”
I never took into account all the advice you gave me because I was oblivious to the fact I was entering a new chapter in my life all by myself. Even though I am entering my new life at Illinois State by myself, I know I have my older brother there for me. Even when you’re “too busy” to answer my calls (wow, I’m really sounding like a mom now), I know that no matter where life takes either of us, we will never be “too busy” for each other.
College is the craziest experience that has ever happened to me, and I’m loving every second of it. Becoming independent has never felt better, but I’m still working on adjusting to this new “college life.” I’m making a lot of new friends in my classes, and still talking to my friends from high school. The schoolwork and exams are starting to stress me out, but that’s what every college student goes through, right? I hope you’re having a blast your junior year of college, and I hope you’re learning so much from traveling across the country. Now that the both of us are in college, it might get tougher to see each other based on when we come home or when our seasonal breaks land. I remember every time you would come home from college, I would be so excited to pick you up from the bus station, and see how much you have changed.
Even though the both of us are attending college in different states, I’m still going to be your little sister and you’re still going to be my older brother. I can already tell these next couple years in college are going to be tough, but I know you will be there for me through it all. I cannot believe how fast we have grown, and how life is catching up to us. Soon enough we will be starting our own lives, and starting our futures. I am so excited to see what the future holds for you because I know it will be filled with nothing but success. Because we are on the topic of success, I would like to say thank you for everything you have done for me to make me the successful person I am today. Thank you for consistently telling me to do my homework. Thank you for helping me with my work for countless hours, even though you had your own priorities to do. Thank you for being the best role model I could have. Thank you for agreeing with me on how crazy mom is. Thank you for being the best older brother I could ask for. Thank you for being my best friend.
Your little sister,
Brittany
