Hey best friend,

So, it happened. We graduated from high school, which now seems like decades ago, and are off on our own at two different schools that are quite a distance apart. We didn't choose to do this on purpose, but we both have different interests and at the time, we were too excited to think about the separation.

But, I am happy to say that while we may not see each other as frequently as we'd hoped, our friendship has not been strained. In fact, it has been strengthened and with that I want to say thank-you.

With your remaining presence in my life, although mostly over the phone or FaceTime, our friendship has continued to thrive and hasn't changed since we met those many years ago. It took effort but you went above and beyond to remain a true friend to me even though so much had changed.

We both met new people, joined new friend groups, and participated in numerous activities we never thought we would. But, through it all, you have been there for me every time I needed you.

Whether it was a heartbreak or a bad grade, I knew you were just a phone call away to assure me that everything would be okay because we would be seeing each other soon. In fact, every time you told me that, it gave me something to look forward to and suddenly all of my problems seemed trivial. You know everything that's going on in my life and you can tell just by the tone in my voice when something's wrong.

We may be miles apart, but I know this to be true: you were my high school best friend, you are now my college best friend, and you will always be my forever best friend.

Thank you for sticking through it all.