Dear Lubbock,

Thank you for the memories you have given me. I will cherish them for the rest of my days.

Driving down dusty backroads to watch your incredible west Texas sunsets will always be one of my fondest memories of you.

Your originality is one that cannot be compared. You stand out amongst every other town in Texas, and only in the best ways that only people who have been lucky enough to live with you have experienced.

Your red dirt music feeds my soul, and your soul fuels the people. Thank you for your concerts and festivals, may you only grow to host more.

Thank you for sustaining the best school in Texas, Texas Tech University. The home of the Red Raiders is in good hands having roots within your soil. The scarlet and black veins run deep within the town, pumping blood to every business in the area.

You continue to grow and grow, yet maintain your small town personality that I love so much.

You have brought me my very best friends, the very best school, and the best cheese sticks (shoutout to Spanky's).

While my time in Lubbock quickly comes to an end with my college years, there is not enough I can say or do to thank you for my time here. You are more than a town to those who pass through, and more than a home to those that stay.

I have found who I am because of you, Lubbock. Thank you for the past four years. You will be missed.

Sincerely,

A Texas Tech Senior