Hey,

First off, I love you. I love you to the moon and back again and probably a million more times. We were friends during high school, through the ex’s and the new loves and the old loves. We were friends through struggles and addictions, graduating high school, and moving to college. We ended up at the same college and I’m so thankful because I don’t know what I would do if you didn’t just live down the street.

Thank you for the many late night long talks and the early morning deliveries to celebrate birthdays. Thank you for the support and the encouragement to chase my dreams as I try new things. Thank you for loving me enough to tell me when things I’m doing aren’t right.

We’ve had our rough patches, but who hasnt? At the end of the day, we always ended up being friends again and talking as if nothing happened. You have been by my side through some of the hardest seasons in this life. I cannot thank you enough for not walking out when things got hard. I know you had things on your own plate, but you always asked how you could make things easier on me when things were rough. You never made me feel bad about myself, or what I wanted to do with my life.

We’ve picked each other up when we’ve been down, we’ve held each other through breakups, we’ve cared for each other in drunken stupidity, we’ve been each other's designated drivers, we’ve been the call at 3 a.m. about drama that couldn’t wait until morning, we’ve been each other's biggest fan, and also the biggest critic. Thank you for doing all these things that have helped me grow.

Our parents, became each other's parents as we call each others moms, “mom.” We walk into each other's houses without knocking, and I didn't realize that some people thought that was weird until we moved off to college. We tell each other everything (Even if we don’t want to know the dirty details). Our friendship has been built on honesty and understanding, and I can’t express how much that means to me at the end of the day.

Though we’re a lot different now than when we started being friends six years ago, our personalities still work well together. Now we have more piercings, tattoos, exs, loves and even pets. We have finally found our people, and as I prepare for my wedding, I’m so glad you’re going to be standing up there with me, just like you’ve been standing there with me in every season.

I can’t wait for you to run around with my kids, and have them call you auntie. I can’t wait for you to have a family, and have us go on group trips with our kiddos and our other halfs. I can’t wait to see you succeed in this world and do big and beautiful things (because I know you’re going to).

Once again, thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for being my all season friend.