“Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose.”

You may or may not remember this quote, but it was part of the background noise last semester whenever you would sleepover. I would have never thought that I could miss such a simple time, talking all night and laughing until my roommate told us to go to sleep, all while I was attempting to watch Friday Night Lights on Netflix. We were inseparable through the year, so much so that you would have thought that we knew one another all of our lives. But when you get a to call a girl like you a best friend, transferring won’t put a pause on that bond.

I know you’re having a hard time, but this is for the better. You always focus on everyone else and their well being, but sometimes you forget about yourself. This is your time to do that. You needed to get away and find yourself again. You had to follow your dream, your passion, even though it’s not right down the highway from home. That’s what you’re doing, and I promise baby it’s going to be worth it.

You’ll make new friends, and build friendships hopefully as strong as ours. I promise that I’ll meet each and every one of them when I visit you. You’ll find a new cuddle buddy to watch sappy or scary movies with. You’ll get a friend to laugh with until you snort and tear, no matter what time of day or night it is. But just know, that even though you will meet these great people and have these amazing new memories, I’ll still be here for you.

Remember these four things:

1. You’re beautiful. You don’t need some guy to tell you that, or even me, inside and out you truly are.
2. Don’t allow yourself to take any sh*t from anyone. People don’t know your life, and they barely know your name at this point, if anyone disrespects you, you know what to do.
3. Focus on yourself. That includes more than just how you look to your 8 a.m.s or labs, focus on your grades. That’s the whole reason why you’re there – make it worth it.
4. I’m always a text or FaceTime call away. You know that I barely sleep and any chance to hear from you is a good time for me.