Finding a best girlfriend isn't the easiest thing for me. Yeah, I have plenty of guys I can call my closest friends -- it has always been easier for me to get along with guys. When it comes down to it, you need to have a balance of guy and girl friends. Throughout my time in school, girlfriends have come and gone. In college, my best friend, count is at three, and I’ve been in college for two and a half years. That's a lot if you ask me. For so long I refused to identify my friends as a best friend, for this reason: people come into your life at certain times and others leave, but it all has a purpose.

I used to think, what is wrong with me? Why can’t I keep a friendship with someone who calls me their best friend, and vice versa? However, when I meet my current best friend that all changed for me. We have been friends for a year and a half now. She is my partner in crime, my biggest supporter and the one who I can go to anyone for. I’ve had her here throughout my sophomore year, but then she got the amazing opportunity to go to the Disney Education program in Florida.

I couldn’t contain my excitement for her, but deep down inside I was extremely sad. I would not have her by my side this year. Now, my best friend is gone and I assumed our friendship would end, but it hasn’t. The first time she visited home it was one of the best things ever. Our friendship had not changed at all; I was so happy to be reassured of this. However, this semester has been hard for me. She is one of the best people to talk to. We both don’t care to have conversations on the phone so we don’t talk much. I can actually count the amount of times we have talked on one hand, since she left. When I say it has been hard for me, I mean it has been one of the biggest struggles. I miss her reassurance that things will be okay. When she left for the semester I felt lost. This was when I had to turn to other people. It hasn’t been easy but it hasn’t been as hard as I thought. She has made me stronger even being away.

To my best friend who moved away for the semester, I miss you. I miss our inside jokes, I miss our laughing until we cry, and I just miss having you around. I look at other best friends and I'm jealous, and miss you even more. One of the things that I have to remember is that God wanted you there and that this is a great experience for you. Thank you for helping me grow. When you come back home we will be roommates, and I can't wait to start that adventure with you!