I never thought I would ever admit this but I miss you so much. I miss the playful banter and the shared gallon of ice cream over a movie. I miss the good times and I miss the bad times.

I miss the “good morning” head nod, and even though you will never admit it, we all know how happy you were to see me every morning.

I miss our lunch dates and how embarrassing you were. I secretly loved every minute of it, even the obnoxious scenes to make me look like a fool.

I miss how you could always tell when I was upset about something and then proceed to ask who you needed to kill or just simply tell me you love me and everything started to get better.

I miss our grocery store runs and you begging me to buy you food that you didn't need, but even more, I miss seeing your reaction when I finally gave in.

I miss giving you wet willies and surprising you will occasional head locks.

I miss the endless summer nights that we would have, staying up until the sunrise talking about everything that was in our hearts. Those nights were my favorite because I looked at you and realized that you were no longer my little brother, but you were my best friend.

That’s what I miss. I miss having you across the hall, ready and willing to listen to me cry until I couldn't cry anymore. I miss laughing with you until we cried so hard that our stomachs hurt. I miss you.

You are my very best friend and you're my little brother. You are by far the funniest, sweetest, most down to earth guy that I have ever come across. You tell me when I’m being stupid and you tell me when I need to reassess my life. You tell me when I look beautiful and you tell me when I should really go change before I let anyone else see me. You tell me you’re proud of me and you tell me that I’m a good sister.

Well, little brother, you're a good brother. You're a really good brother.

Thank you for loving my friends, thank you for supporting me, thank you for loving me. Thank you for being honest with me and for never giving up on me. Thank you for never staying mad at me and for always being protective.

Thank you for never letting me down. Thank you for never letting me go to bed sad or go to the store alone. Thank you for laughing at me…and my jokes. Thank you for looking at me as more than a big sister but a friend. Thank you for trusting me with secrets and the newest dramatic story of high school.

Thank you for giving me such great brother to miss so much.

I love ya, kid.