To The Girl Who Changed Me
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To The Girl Who Changed Me

You've changed me for the good. Thank you.

Mackenzie Hoffman
Mar 13, 2017
Sam Houston State University
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To The Girl Who Changed Me
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We all only have one life, and in that life, we can live it as we please. Some choose to do alone, while others do it with a large group of friends.

For me? I like to live my life with a hand-picked few. The first person of that few is my best friend. The girl who has known me since seventh grade, who knows all my dirty little secrets, who I call my sister, and who God put in my life when we both needed each other. My best friend, you.

You came into my life by fate in 7th grade P.E. Now, you didn't care too much for me at the time, for reasons I didn't understand then but now I do. You were afraid of your current friends leaving you and becoming my friend. You were already going through loss during that time, and you couldn't handle your 'friends' leaving you.

Spoiler alert: they didn't last long in our timeline.

With you in my life, I have had someone to share my adventures with. Sure, we drove our parents crazy with our giggles and talks, but that never mattered to us. It never mattered that you lived across town, and the drive to and from was a good 30 minutes. It never mattered that we spent hours on the golf cart, sometimes ending in us pushing it back home. It mattered that we were together.

When I'm sad, I love to think about all our random memories and inside jokes. Our little promise of "turkey wings backstage with BBQ sauce" always holds to my heart.

I know no one understands us, and I doubt they ever will, but I just wanted you to know – you're my best friend.

Now that we are both in college, it just seems crazy that adulthood is right around the corner. Sure, you happen to go to my college's rival school –but no matter what anyone says – you could never be my rival.

It seems like just yesterday we were running around the Renaissance Fairgrounds. I will forever cherish the memories we made there and everywhere else.

I love our little traditions and sayings, but most importantly I love having you in my life. I know I don't say it often, but I'm glad we are best friends.

You've changed me for the good.

Thank you.

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