A,

First off, let me just say how extremely proud of you I am. What you are doing is extremely selfless and courageous. You are doing this amazing thing not only for your future, but for this country. I know you are scared out of your mind about what is yet to come and completely terrified about leaving. But I am just as scared for one of my best friends to leave me.

I know that right now this is just basic training, and you’ll be out and off at school learning how to save lives in 7 weeks. But what am I going to do without the one person I talk to every single day of my life? Who am I going to vent to without any fear of judgment over my stupid mistakes, or the new boys in my life, or even understand the problems with my crazy mother? I’m going to miss you and be thinking about you and all the amazing things you’ll be doing the entire time. You are the Christina to my Meredith. Not being able to talk to you for 7 weeks is going to be such a challenge. But just get ready for the amount of letters you'll be getting, because there's no way we can go 7 weeks with out gossiping about each others lives.

I can't wait for you to start this new chapter of your life! This is going to open up so many doors for you. I can't wait to come visit you in Texas! You might be scared, but you have an amazing support system standing by you every step of the way. You are joining such an amazing group of men and women. Men and women who protect and save the people of this country—and that is something to be proud of.

You are such a strong person, and you're doing an amazing thing for this country. This choice that you have made is an inspiration to me and everyone else around you. You are going to make an amazing doctor and save so many lives. I can not explain how proud of you I am, and everyone else in your life is.

XO,

C

PS, I promise not to finish Grey’s Anatomy without you.