True friendship is a lot like love. It's very hard to define, and everyone has their own version. I met my best friends when I was seven years old. We stuck with each other through the awkward middle school years, which, let me tell you, were very, very awkward. All through high school, we were inseparable. Then college happened. Everyone said we'd eventually grow apart and move on with our lives. But guess what? We're still here, going strong. We defied the odds. We are the exception to the rule.

Let's be honest: when we became friends, we had no clue what we were getting ourselves into. We didn't know about all the ball games we would win together. We didn't know about all the heartbreak we were going to help get each other through. We didn't know about all the late nights and road trips and long-awaited hugs. As second graders on the playground, we were just getting started.

People always talk about the kind of friendship where you may not talk to each other every day, but when you do, you pick up right where you left off. This is not the kind of friendship I have with the squad. No, what we have is much greater than that. We don't need to catch up with each other or talk about old times because we never left off.

Our friendship is something so beautiful, so raw, so unpredictable. It's ugly Snapchats and 2 a.m. FaceTimes. It's the "OMG I have to tell you something" phone calls that turn into hours and hours of talking before someone has to go. Oh, and don't even get me started on our group message. When we're together, it's about coming over to just nap and watch "Grey's Anatomy" reruns. It's about having extra Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners to attend because their family is your family. There are absolutely no boundaries.

Honestly, it is rare to find such beautiful souls that cling to each other for eternity. We've each grown up in many ways, yet somehow I think we're all woven from the same cloth. These are the women who will stand beside me on my wedding day. They are my backbone, my rock. God has given us each other to experience life with, and I couldn't be more grateful.