Dear Donna Jo Tanner,

Thank you.

Thank you for being my best friend from the beginning to the end. Even though there have been plenty of times I wouldn't stopped nagging you or just showing up at your door step, you have never turned your shoulder. It is hard to find someone as weird and different as me. There always have been and always will be people who will just never understand me, the way I dress or the decisions I make. I am lucky to have a friend who never lets other people's opinions get between us. And I am luck to have a friend who will always have my back no matter the situation.

You are always willing to have a good time with me and I love that. Even if I am not up for a good time, you make me. Whether it be a movie date on a Friday night, or a pep talk on Wednesday afternoon after I see my crush talking to another girl, my time with you always ends with a smile on my face. It takes a special type of someone to understand me and all of my quirks but thank God it's you.

Thank you for always accepting me as a part of your family. Even though I often show up uninvited into your home, I do it with love. I don't do it to be a nuisance to you or your family.

As much as I love my home, there is nowhere I would rather be, than with you. You are the one person who I know will accept me as one of her own sisters. Your family has been a support system for me that has shaped me into the women I am today. I am forever grateful for the love and guidance you all have given me over the years.

Thank you for being my friend on and off the screen. The time spent together posing and acting to capture the moment isn't half of the memories we have together. It's what the viewers can't see that makes our friendship so special. It's the time we spend together at the beach, lunch or any of our favorite spots, that makes me so happy to have you in my life. All they see is what is expected of best friends. They don't see the realness of our friendship, from the laughs to tears and the vent sessions.

Thank you for instilling the hope in me that even after being away from each other we will be able to reunite, and always be the best friends we are.

In middle school and high school, we made some of our best memories. It's scary to graduate and think we are both growing up, becoming adults, and, eventually, will begin to form new friends and families of our own. No longer will you be down the street from me. I won't be able to drop in and make myself at home in your home anymore.

At the end of the day, it is important to know, no matter what, there is always that shoulder, out there, to lean on when times are tough.

Love Always,

Kimmy Gibbler