The time has arrived more quickly than ever. It is time to go back to school. I dread this time of year for one reason. Not because the aisles of flip-flops and shorts have been replaced with pens and notebooks or because of the premature emails from professors, but because this is the time of year when my sister and I leave each other for our respective colleges. After three months of being together, it is a huge adjustment to return to the days of Facetimes and care packages. But before I start crying in a pile of school gear and ramen noodles, I want to say thank you to my sister for every day of this summer. We are so lucky to have the memories of Summer ’16 that we do. So before classes start and the new year begins, here is my thank you.

Thank you for being my 24/7 sidekick. Whenever one of us was busy, the other would wait up at home, eager to hear about what the other one did when we were apart.

Thank you for Netflix marathons and movie nights. Anything from “Grey's Anatomy” to “That 70s Show” are fair game for a night spent staying up late for just one more episode.

Thank you for being the car jam queen. I am pretty sure that I have a year’s worth of music to listen to thanks to you and your Spotify playlists. Driving together to wherever we were going was half of the fun. There is nothing better than blasting Kanye through the AUX cord. Listening to jams through earphones won't be quite the same, but I promise to send some dancing snapchats that are sure to be as entertaining as they are embarrassing.

Thank you for all the Starbucks runs and afternoons of errands. While I may have formed a slight Starbucks addiction this summer, I have you (and iced coffee) to thank. Any to-do lists or quiet afternoons after work were made that much more fun with a run to our hometown Starbs. It seems like a small thing, but it made my summer all the more memorable.

Thank you for the advice shared from just down the hall. While you always give me advice from school or home, there’s nothing better than getting to ask for help deciding on an outfit when we both have to run out the door.

Thank you for all the summer adventures. There is no one else I would rather be stuck in a car with on incredibly long road trips. Thanks for the weekend trips. Thanks for seeing Demi and Nick with me in concert, fangirling with the best of them and getting us lost after. My Camera Roll is all the better for it.

While we may have to wait a while for another car jam session or to have to worry about showing up to an outing wearing matching outfits by accident (for the fourth time), no matter where we are or what we are doing I can always thank you for being my best friend. See you sooner than soon.