One of the scariest things I have had to do in my life is start over at a new school, surrounded by new people. The idea of whether I would fit in around the people at this new school was something that filled my head with worries everyday before move in day. Luckily I was able to find my person- you.

Everybody has their own stories on how they met their college best friend, and we always laugh when people ask us how we met. For those wondering, me and my best friend met when doing "speed dating" in our speech class. She asked me what my favorite quote was, and I told her I didn't have one; and that's exactly what she told the rest of the class, along with that I found her funny. After our classes that day, we went to lunch together at one of the dining halls on campus. Right away we were sharing our life stories and basically began sharing our deepest secrets with one another.

Not many people are as lucky as I am when first going off to college. Thankfully for me, I found my person; the person that I connected with right away, and someone that accepted me right off the bat. In high school, I wasn't that outgoing and I was shy unless it was the right person. Meeting you, it opened me up more than before; now you are probably wishing you could get me to be quiet again. I honestly never thought I would meet someone other than my high school best friend that understood me as much as she did, but then there you were.

It has only been a few months that I've known you, but honestly it feels like I've known you forever. You have been by my side since day one, even after I say I don't want to go to target because I'm taking a nap. You've been there through the crazy roommate situation, the ups and downs with boys, and not to mention everything else this crazy world seems to throw at us. I mean it when I say, I have no idea what I would do without you.

Thank you for sticking by my side through it all, even if you do hate my constant napping or me not always wanting to go to target. I am thankful to have a friend like you, someone that is able to keep me sane through all the craziness that goes on.

Meeting you was one of the best things that ever happened to me in college. You are stuck with me for life. It has been one crazy semester with many great memories, and I can't wait to share many more with you. Next year will be a whole lot better with you as my roomie. Thank you for all that you do, all that you have done, and all that you will do.