Hey nerd,

Thank you for getting my sarcastic comments and knowing my roots. Whenever we talk we just pick up from where we left off, and you’re always there when I freak out about any little college thing. I still laugh about the oldest jokes even when you’re not around and no one gets it. But that’s okay, because we have our own brand of crazy.

Since it’s been awhile since we hung out on a daily basis, I’m assuming if I haven’t gotten rid of you yet then I will never be able to, and I’m entirely okay with that. I may have made a few new friends while I was away, but they’re not replacing you; in fact, it’s impossible. Let’s face it, friendship through those care-free elementary, awkward middle school, or perhaps still pretty awkward high school days are irreplaceable. Not that you can’t make close friends after high school, but it’s definitely different. They see me at a different kind of low and help me through a whole new world of trouble. We thought we were stressed in high school, but we didn’t even know. But you helped me get here first. I will always give you some credit for that because it never would have been the same without you.

It’s strange to think that I don’t know what you did the other day, because I wasn’t there. It’s strange to not know who you like or who you hate, who your other friends are. But, I do love hearing the stories. I love randomly getting a text from you, even when you’re drunk, and I love texting you when something monumental happens. I love that you want to defend me against people you don’t even know, how I have outside back-up, and how I will then of course offer to back you, or come over and set someone straight if they’re not treating you right. Because if anyone knows that you deserve the world and more, it’s me. You can bet that if someone else is going to get a fantastic friend like you, since I have to share you, then they better appreciate it.

I hope we will always be there for each other, I hope we will always remember embarrassing stories. I hope we can always remind each other who we are, I hope we can always keep life a little less serious. I hope we will always meet up back home, driving around to music and eating at our favorite places. I hope we can always grab a pizza and an Italian ice and go to the beach and talk about whatever we decided to do with our lives, because none of us really know ahead of time.

I know I’ll always consider you a big part of home. Just making sure you know you’re part of my life, not just my past. If you ever need an old friend, I’m your person. We’ll just keep being our ridiculous selves.

Love you always,

Your home-town friend