To My First-Born Little,

I knew that we were meant to be from the moment you said you were from South Carolina and that you loved Lilly Pulitzer. You started out as my Rush Crush and ended as my Little and I cannot thank God enough for bringing you into my life. You are an amazing young woman and an great example of what a Southern Belle should be. You make me proud in so many different ways and I am so glad I get to be beside you on your college journey. You’ve become my best friend, future bridesmaid, biggest fan, and you can always find a way to make me happy if I am sad or angry. All of this has happened in such a short time but, it feels like we have been this way forever.

I love the way that you love Delta Zeta and I am so glad to share that love with you. I am so proud of all of your accomplishments and I am so happy that you have been there to share mine with me. Whether we are talking about boys or clothes, I know that you're always going to give me your honest opinion and I cannot thank you enough for that. I will always be your biggest protector when it comes to boys but, I’d like to think that you’ve now found a good one. But, if for some reason he breaks your heart, I’ll be the first one to offer to beat him up. We have seen each other at our worst but, the good times have outweighed the bad and I look forward to all the good times ahead.

You are such a gracious and welcoming person and I am so thankful for that. Even though you were kind of upset that I chose to get another Little, you welcomed her with open arms and love her just as much as I do. I will always consider myself the luckiest Big in the world for having both of you girls as my Littles. You were always so nice to the boy I loved even though you did not like how I was being treated. You loved him because I loved him and you're that way with everyone you care for. You don’t judge me for my sometimes questionable decisions and you support my decisions even if you do not agree with them. You're my shoulder to cry on and I can always count on you to go out to eat with me wherever we are.

You might love Clemson and I might love Carolina but that’s the only difference I see in us. You also enjoy going to the gym and I have to force myself to go but that not as big of a deal as Clemson vs. Carolina. My hope for you is that you seek God in whatever you do and always put him first, I want you to make sure that you always consider your own personal happiness when faced with difficult decisions, and I want you to never change who you are. You are a beautiful person with a personality unlike any one else I have ever met. I am so glad you are who you are and that you're such a huge part of my life.

With lots and lots of love,

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