So guys,

It's that time of year again. The time where we all pack our bags, some of us of course stay home, and get ready to go back to our schools. I know this time is really hard for each and every one of us, me especially since I've known most of you since the endlessly bike riding around our neighborhood days...but I know that this isn't the end of our journey. This is just another part of it. So while I'm gone, here are a few things I want you to remember.

No matter how much I post with my college friends...you guys are always just as (if not more) important. Yeah, I know it sucks seeing my Instagram filled with pictures and birthday posts for friends that I met at school. It probably feels like I'm so close to them in 4 months, something you had to work years for. In some cases that's true, especially if it's my roommate since we share everything. But this doesn't take away from how important you are to me. You loved me during my awkward phase, you loved me when my first dog died, you loved me when I flunked all my AP tests, you loved me before I knew my college friends. We have a bond that can't ever be broken no matter what happens.

For me, take your work seriously. If we are going to be childhood best friend goals and slay the world together by being a group of very successful people, then you're gonna have to put in that work. All joking aside, I care about you guys and I want you to succeed. I know that sometimes you don't have the motivation, and I'm not around to motivate you, but either call me or read this so you know to get your butt to work!!! I'm rooting for you!!!! Don't mess around!!

Don't do the special things we do together with your new friends. That sounds selfish, and maybe that's because it is, but some things are sacred (like our midnight bagel runs, or our southwestern salads, or playing very intense Marco Polo). If we have traditions, please keep them between us so I can continue to associate the memory with you, and not Karen from your math class.

We might lose touch. When school picks up, we all get busy. It sucks, but it's true. Whether it's the friends at home that are going to school and work, the friends who are at competitive schools with two majors, or the friends who go school and have made a million friends....we might not talk every day like we do at home. That doesn't mean when we all reunite there will suddenly be this big void, but rather it'll be like we never lost contact. I promise.

Remember that I love you guys more than anything in the world. From the days of going to one of your houses to color, to riding our bikes, to homecoming games, to graduation days...you guys have been the best friend's I could ever ask for. I really can't believe how important each and every one of you are to me. I know sometimes we fight, but I know that when it really comes down to it, we are a team and each of us loves the rest more than we could ever put into words.

Lastly, we'll all be back together in no time!! Thanksgiving is right around the corner!

I love you guys so much,

Your best friend.