To My Friend That Is Leaving,

Nothing makes me more nostalgic than looking at pictures of us from school and remembering that the next time I'm walking across campus, I won't be seeing your face in passing. We've said our goodbyes, and wow how hard it was to know that this would be goodbye for a while. I am thankful to have known you for as long as I have and our friendship is something that I will cherish forever. But here's a few things that I left unsaid...and here's to you.

I want you to know how much you've allowed me to be me. Knowing you has allowed me to be the best and worst versions of myself and to be able to be completely comfortable with myself around you, is the best thing you could do for me. I have grown as a person because of you and have learned so much more about myself because of the great friend you are.

Thank you for being someone I could trust. Obviously, the transition from our hometown to college is difficult because we have no one in our corner upon arrival. But since I've met you, I have learned that I now have a new support system away from home and one that I will continue to have forever. Thank you for listening to me when I needed a shoulder to cry on, for telling me the things I didn't want to hear and for being someone I could count on. Thank you for caring and putting me before yourself at times when you didn't need too.

Thank you for all the laughs and memories that I will never forget. Thank you for the whole belly laughs that don't happen very often but you got to witness. Thank you for all those nights we spent in our dorm rooms not really doing anything but having a blast and creating memories that we will think about 50 years from now.

Thank you for showing me that we're in this together no matter what. Thank you for reassuring me that we will still talk all the time and I can continue to annoy you from 300+ miles away. I need your strength and continuous optimism to make it to the next time we see each other, you always remind me that distance doesn't mean a thing.

Most importantly, thank you for being you. You are a one of a kind person that not many people get the chance to meet. You have opened my eyes to a whole array of things that I wouldn't have experienced without you...like eating cold meatballs. You are the kind of person you want to be around at all times and the friend you want to have when all else fails. I want nothing but the best for you and I hope your new school can give you that. I hope you reach all of those goals you set and that one day I can see how successful you have become. I know you'll do great things no matter where life takes you and I wish you the best of luck.

Please don't forget about me when you meet cool people at your new school because you'll always be apart of my college family.

Sincerely,

Me