Dear Best Friend,

It feels as is I haven't seen you in forever, when in reality it's only been a few months. It feels as if we haven't had a real heart-to-heart conversation in ages. Not because I don't want to, but because I can't. Having you as my number 1 gal, it's literally the biggest blessing I could ever ask for. However, sometimes it REALLY sucks. Having a long distance best friend is probably harder than having a long-distance relationship. I see all these girls post videos or pictures with their best friend every day on social media, but me? I can't do that. Well I can, but they aren't recent photos, because I only see my best friend every other month if that. The amount of times I wish I could just come over to your house and have a sleepover watching movies that'll make us cry our eyes out are endless. Or the amount of times I wish I could call you up and ask you to go shopping with me, whether it's for fun or if it's for a special occasion like Prom. But I can't.

And that's okay.

Sometimes, it's hard. Staying in touch, keeping up with all the people I've never met that you always talk about, all while managing my own life. It's hard being away for so many months at a time, when life gets really tough. It's so hard, not having my best friend around me all the time. But I think that's what makes our friendship so worthwhile and so special. We both put in the effort to stay, and we have been for almost four years now.

I'm so thankful for all the advice you give me, even when you don't exactly know how to help. I'm thankful for all the surprise trips you've taken to surprise me. Especially at my surprise sweet 16, that will always be my favorite surprise. I'm thankful for all the little letters you send me throughout the years, just to remind me that you love me. And they always come when I need them the most. I'm thankful for the everyday or every other day phone and face time calls to talk about our days and how much we miss each other. I'm thankful to have a best friend who goes to countless number of concerts with me to meet all our favorite bands together. But most of all, I'm just thankful for you. Without you, all of those things wouldn't exist.

I remember the day we first met. It was at our favorite band's concert. We didn't get the others number or anything. I remember I thought of you frequently and hoped nothing but the best. But God knew exactly what he was doing at the time and three months later, we found each other again. Ever since then, we have been inseparable. We have conversations like our weddings and how we'll both participate in the others wedding. Heck we are even trying to lose weight together, even if we are 156 miles away from each other. I can't thank God enough for a blessing like my best friend. And that's something I will always cherish; our friendship.

Even on your lowest of days, always remember that I love you no matter what. And I'm always thankful for the beautiful light that you are.

You will always be my number one best friend. And not even distance could change that.

With much love,

Your long distance best friend.