Dear Best Friend,

Where do I begin? I could start off by saying our relationship is like no other. You're honest, you're brilliant, you care for me, and you take care of me. You know me inside and out like no other. You randomly text me a picture of something you found funny on the internet and I, of course, respond with "LMAO" and a bunch of laughing crying emoji's.

Times are tough right now. School, work, trying to keep my head above water without drowning in the overwhelming pool of emotions. I know I should vent to you over a gas station pizza and Icee and us sit on your bed for hours upon end, watching Netflix. I know I should call more, I know that I should respond back, thank you for being patient.

Thank you for being my shoulder, thank you for being my crutch, and thank you for being my constant since seventh grade. Thank you for pushing me to do better in life and making sure I was okay when I was definitely not. For listening to me vent over the same drama over and over again and hating everyone I did whether you really did or not.

Thank you for being my family. Thank you for bringing me on trips and lake days and letting me third wheel. Thank you for letting me borrow clothes that I probably still have that neither of us can fit anymore. Thank you for lunch dates and never forgetting me as we went to separate high schools. For the never ending love I have received from you and your family.

Thank you for understanding I can't do the things we used to like riding on top of the golf cart in the freezing cold, seeing how long it would take to go around the neighborhood screaming at the top of our lungs. Thank you for singing Alicia Keys with me and going through the horrible scene phase by my side faithfully (and embarrassingly).

Thank you for still being here emotionally as well as physically when you come home from college. Thank you for the endless snap chat videos that are 50 seconds deep and still going that keep me informed and laughing in tears. Thank you for being you.

You've been here through everything. You know everything and you've experienced most of everything with me. You are such a strong, beautiful, and smart young woman and I am blessed to have you by my side during this life.

You're my future Maid of Honor, you're the bat to my man, and your my favorite passenger in our NASCAR adventures

I am so proud of you for following your dreams and using your talent to enhance your life. I am so ready to see where you go!

Thank you for doing life with me.

Love always, your best friend.