There was a time when I thought that I would never be without my best friends. There was a time where I knew that these select people in my life would stay in my life forever. There was a time when I thought I knew everything there was to know about having best friends, and that nothing would ever change between us.

But times are changing and the people that have made an impact on my life for the past 12 years are growing up and so am I. Our schedules are becoming busier, our lives are more involved in varying interests. Our differences are slowly creating a divide between us but our memories and infinite care for each other will always keep us together no matter what.

So this is for the best friends that have shown me where to go when things were tough, and how to have fun when things were stressful.

Thank you for the weekends full of late night horror movies and endless Cards Against Humanities games. Thank you for the Christmas parties that end in all of us falling asleep on one couch at 2:00 in the morning after binging on ice cream and Snapchat stories. Thank you for the spontaneous trips to Taco Bell or Football and Basketball games. These experiences have shown me that even when school is overwhelming or the Summer is too underwhelming there will always be someone to take the moments of silence away even for just a few hours.

Thank you for the constant involvement in everything. Whether it be watching you succeed in your favorite sport, or rushing around during spirit week to take thousands of pictures for the yearbook, there is never an empty minute. Thank you for the crazy group chats moments at the most inconvenient of times. Because there is nothing more hilarious than finding out what one of your best friends crazy adventures is in the middle of Physics class.

Thank you for the laughs that have brought us together and the tears that have made us realize that we love each other eternally. Thank you for the friendly support and genuine honesty that portrays itself more and more each day. Thank you for being upfront with everything and not just turning a blind eye to a problem within the group. Knowing that we will always be honest with each other means more to our friendship than any other aspect of it.

I appreciate every part of our complex relationship. You never know when best friends will come into your life or when they will leave. But there is one thing that is certain, that no matter what happens between us there will always be the glue that holds us together, or, at the very least, leave remnants of ourselves on one another. Even though we may not be together or close for the rest of our lives, there is no doubt that there is a greater love than that of your best friends.