1. Thanks for spending your last year in college with me.

You signed up to spend the last year of your entire college experience seeing me more than anyone else, and that's pretty cool. I needed a chocolate chip cookie enthusiast who was always down for a coffee date, and I'm glad it was you.

2. Thanks for making me branch out.

You were always my personal cheerleader to do something new and exciting, and i'm thankful for all the new friends and memories I gained through having you by my side when I did them. I was always the baby of the group, but you always went out of your way to make sure I had a place that I fit in, and my soul is richer because of it.

3. Thanks for fighting with me and for me.

There was never a reason to be passive aggressive, and things never got too out of hand. I always braced myself to hear it like it was from you, and over time, I came to love you for it. You were the first person to call me out when I was wrong and the first person to back me up when I was right. Thanks for never letting me get too out of hand with anyone, and for always holding me accountable, i'm a better person because of it.

4. Thanks for being my mom away from home.

"Oh, you woke up with a cold? Here, take this, you'll be back to normal in no time!" Thanks for making sure I was eating and sleeping enough. Thanks for taking care of things when I couldn't and never resenting me for it. Thanks for answering when I couldn't afford an Uber and for making sure the apartment was stocked for Wine Down Wednesday, always. I'll miss your cooking skills almost as much as I'll miss you!

5. Thanks for loving me through finding myself.

This whole college thing isn't easy. You know, because you've been there. I know that I got hard to deal with sometimes, and I love you for never hesitating when I needed to cry, rant or just complain. You knew I didn't need someone to tell me that I was wrong, and that sometimes. I just needed a little love.

I knew you'd only be my roommate for a year when we moved in together, but I never thought that watching you leave would be this hard. I know how ready you are to take on the big bad world, but remember that if life ever gets too hard, you'll always have a home in 3A.