Dear You,

Yeah girl, you know exactly who you are. This letter is for you.

We met in 5th grade when we were both the awkward new kids. You assumed I was mean and I assumed you were a snob. A month into 5th grade, we both found each other trying to figure out who we were going to pick as our bunk partners for a three-day school field trip. We decided that the two times we talked made us good enough friends to become bunk partners.

And it was the best decision I ever made.

The field trip brought us closer together because we hated everyone together. We ate like pigs, attempted to shoot archery, and got our canoe stuck in the middle of the lake. The bus ride home is when I knew you were going to be my best friend for life. We spent every day of 5th grade together. I was either at your house or you were at mine, no matter what day it was.

And when you moved a month before the school year was up, my heart broke.

Fast forward to senior year. I hadn't seen you since 7th grade and I was moving in with you due to "family issues." It had been six years since I last saw you and honestly, nothing changed. The only difference was we drank alcohol instead of soda and played beer pong instead of playing with Barbies.

We were inseparable.

You were the only person who didn't annoy me. You were there for all the important parts of my life. We went to prom, we cried over our first loves, and we graduated together. We spent our summers at the lake and going to work hungover. We cussed out 12-year-old kids on Xbox Live while we played COD and ate way too much Taco Bell. We cried and laughed and spent most of our money on bull crap. But, if I could I back and do it again, I wouldn't change a thing. You gave me the best years of my life and I am forever grateful.

I get sad at times when I talk about something we did together because in my heart I know that I'll never have another friend like you. You are truly one of a kind. Don't ever let anyone ever tell you different. You are smart, hilarious, and beautiful inside and out. You have the best eyebrows and are the best beer pong partner.

You will always have a place in my heart and will always be my best friend. You will have a seat at my wedding and a seat at the bar at my reception. Not a day goes by that something doesn't remind me of you. I can never call you my "ex-best friend" because you deserve way more credit than that.

Time apart may have been what we needed. All I know is that you cannot keep us apart from each other long. I wish you nothing but the best and hope you find complete happiness. I love you and I'll see you again.

Yours truly,

Me.