To my friends from back home,

College has spread us all over the country. You find us as close as Connecticut or as far as Ohio. The realization of how far we would be from each other hit me as I was hugging you and saying my final goodbyes. What would I do without the girls I drove to the diner with at 12:30 am? How would I survive without driving to the same house for the fourth time in one day? Don't even get me started on how nervous I was about letting go of our Bachelor gossiping.

But does distance really matter when the friendship with you girls is so strong?

Thank you for being the people I call when I feel like I messed up.

Whether I'm crying or laughing you answer the phone always excited just to hear my voice. You tell me how you were just thinking of me that day, and little do you know how hard that makes me smile.

Thank you for making sure to keep up with my busy life.

Let's me honest. I am a busy woman with a lot of things to do, people to meet, and classes to fulfill. No matter how long we go without talking you always ask me how I am, what I have been up to, and if theres any new men in my life (okay, usually there aren't). You somehow always remember the little things, and I never know how.

Thank you for hugging me tight when I come back home.

It always feels like I never left. I come home and we are immediately back into the swing of things. All those little things I was worried about losing, are restored and I am the happiest when I am with you.

Love,

The girl who was scared of losing you.