I often see articles about how perfect someone's friendship is with their best friend and for a long time I would read them and think "I wish I had that." and get so jealous. You know the ones; Those friendships where they just walk into each other's houses without knocking. Those friendships where they spend every free moment together. Those friendships where they have movie nights all the time where they just pig out on junk food. I thought that was what I wanted, but I was wrong. It took me a long time to realize it, but now I know. Granted, pigging out on junk food while watching really bad "horror" movies still sounds really appealing, I don't need that cookie cutter friendship. I need our friendship, and it isn't perfect. We've fought, we've "broken up", we've gone months without talking to each other, we've moved away from each other, and to be honest, we don't really know what's going on in each other's lives right now. But that's okay. Being a friend is more than that. Through my hardest times you have been there for me, no matter how many miles separate us (478.1 to be exact). You have never left me, despite all my mistakes and my shortcomings. You understand me and all my complexities. We can go months without seeing each other and pick up right where we left off. You support me through everything I do. So maybe our friendship isn't "perfect" but it's ours and I wouldn't want anything else (except to meet your cute puppy, but the time will come). So this my thank you. Thank you for not giving up on our friendship, even when I may have seemed to. Thank you for being the same goofy, loving person I met 7 years ago in band class. Thank you for being okay with my random sappy texts/posts (*cough, cough* like this one...). Finally, thank you for being you because I wouldn't want anyone else to call my best friend. I love you and I am so proud of you. I can't wait to see the life you have built for yourself and I hope you let me continue to be a part of it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.