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To The Best Friend That I Haven't Seen In Months

FYI, I still get questions about your contact name in my phone...lol

Kaylee West

Apr 19, 2017

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To The Best Friend That I Haven't Seen In Months

Kaylee West

Dear best friend,

If I haven't said it enough, I miss you so freaking much. Truly, I didn't realize how close we were (closer than sisters?) until we were 769 miles away. Yes, I looked it up.

I miss when you were just a 5 minute drive away. I could just hop in a car and be at your house in no time, whereas now I would have to buy a plane ticket just to see you for a couple days. Ya know, you were closer to my house than some people were to me in the SAME TOWN. Coincidence?? I think not.

I guess I never thought about the reality of it when you told me you were going to be attending a college down south in the fall. That last day I came over to help you pack up the last lamp in the living room, and take belated graduation cap pictures with you wasn't the first time it actually hit me that you were moving away. In all honesty, it wasn't until we texted the next week that it really hit me that you weren't in Connecticut anymore. I remember we were texting about how, regardless of the distance, we wanted to promise each other that we would always remain best friends. And as cliché as it was to promise such a corny thing, it meant the world to me to hear you say those words.

To tell you the truth, I get jealous. I think it's the "I miss you" emotions in my head talking, but I would be lying if I said I didn't get jealous seeing you with all your new friends, all the wonderful people you are meeting and all the wonderful memories you are making.

However, I would also be lying if I said I wasn't happy for you. It makes me overjoyed that you are someplace that makes you so damn happy, and that you are surrounded by peers and an education that makes you smile and enjoy your time at your new "second home." And let me tell you sissy, I am so so proud of you.

Last, but certainly not least, I want to make sure I tell you how much I love you. Whenever I miss you, I am reminded of the countless memories we have made over the past 10+ years -- the 3am snacks, the Justin Bieber sing-alongs, the endless "Neighbors" quotes, and the countless movie dates and sleepovers.

I hope you realize how much I cherish you and this friendship that we have, and I want you to know that I'm always here, 769 miles away (or just a text away), and I can't wait to see where life takes us, even if we aren't together for every minute of it.

With love,

Your forever friend

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

The struggle bus is real.

1. Child prodigies:

2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!