Dear Stal,

Wow. Where do I even begin? It's been quite the four (I mean, two...) years together. To be honest, you've been the steadiest relationship I've had since coming to OU. I've spent my worst days turned into the happiest of nights because of you. From our Top Bar Tuesday's all the way down to our Sunday Funday's, we've truly been through it all. Even when we aren't together, I'm sitting at Alden thinking about the next time I'll get to see you.

I guess I owe some of our relationship to your bartenders. We've spent an equal amount of time getting to know each other too. You bartenders have watched me grow from a drunk, naive underage attendee to a slightly more mature, but still equally drunk, loyal regular. I appreciate you more than I may act like it, as you're the sole reason for how turnt I get throughout the night. The biggest grin appears on my face whenever I see you pour just a little bit more alcohol in my cup than the girl you served before me. Don't think that goes unnoticed. Y'all are the real MVPs.

Like any relationship though, we've had our ups and downs. I didn't think I would ever forgive you after you knocked down my sitting ledge near the bathrooms. But then what did you do? You gave me a better sitting ledge across the bathrooms and installed TouchTunes in the old spot. I have to admit that I haven't been perfect in this relationship, either. Although I can't remember a lot of what I've done, I'm sure I have some apologizing to do. Just know that by the time my hangover is done, I didn't mean any of the insulting things I said.

Maybe I'm getting a little sappy since the g-word is less than a week away, but I'm so lucky that I've had a place to celebrate my achievements and help me through the not-so-great times. I can't believe that I'm going to be moving to a new city and find a new bar to become a regular at. No bar will ever replace you and I'll miss everything about you (even the sticky floors). Cheers to you, Crystal. You've made college a little more bearable and a lot more fun.

All my love,

A graduating senior