It has been one heck of a year, to say that least. I definitely did not expect to come to college and meet my best friend. More than that, I did not expect to meet my best friend and then have to come to terms with the fact that she was graduating. But wow, I could not be happier that I did. While the fact that you are graduating has been hard for me, I still cannot believe I got the opportunity to meet somebody like you.

All year, you have been my rock, and my eyes and ears and it is so hard to put into words how much you mean to me. You are the definition of what I aspire to be, and I could not imagine how this year would have gone without you. I have never become so close with someone so quickly, but how could we not have? We are so alike, and that is what made it so easy. My favorite thing about writing this is just thinking about how you are following your dreams. We are such dreamers, and it makes it that much easier to be so happy for you and how successful you are. Continuing your education to get one step closer to your dream job will be so great for you. I know without a doubt in my mind that you are going to be great at what you want to do. Your genuine nature, compassion and overall demeanor will be absolutely killer when you get to start working with kids.

In this last few weeks, I have gotten to see you experience true happiness, and that is what has made this so easy. I have also realized that our friendship is not something temporary. We have a friendship that cannot be broken, no matter how hard the circumstances are. You are the definition of a forever friend, and that is something that is hard to find in most people.

Sure, I will miss our "Glee" jam sessions, our emotional nights where we order cookies and pizza, and just, in general, having you only five minutes away. But the fact that you are moving on to even greater things will continue to remind me that everything will be okay. I look forward to our future adventures and our FaceTime dates. I know you will only be a text or call away.

No matter the miles, you will always be my number one. I love you to the moon and back, thank you for being my best friend.

I am so proud of you.