To my forever friends… you know who you are:

There are friends that come and go as quickly as you can blink your eyes. There are friends that come into your life and stay for a short period of time before leaving you for good. Then there are a select few who have been your friends for a very long time, your best friends, the ones that have been there through everything, thick and thin, big and small and never left… these are your forever friends.

It took me so long to realize how lucky I truly am to have not one but numerous forever friends. I never realized what a forever friend meant. This is a person in your life that you can go days, months, or years without seeing or talking to and they are still one of the most important people in your life. I am one of the lucky girls to have forever friends that I can rely on all the time no matter what. I may not see them every day, it may only be when we go to visit each other, it may only be when we are home on breaks, but there is not a day that goes by where I do not think of each and every one of them. I know that no matter what is going on, I can always text that group chat and get an answer from every single one of them.

Forever friends are not the type of friends that sugar coat things to make you feel better. They tell you the truth and then have your back when the truth hurts because they know what is best for you. These people always have your best interests at heart and they care about you more than you will ever know. I love that I have these types of people in my life because even if the truth hurts, I know it will be better for me in the end. My forever friends are the ones that I turn to at all hours no matter what the topic. I always know that there will be no judgment no matter what I say (okay maybe a little judgment but it’s all in good fun). There are times when we are serious with each other and more times when we just enjoy each other’s company.

My forever friends are the ones that I can just kick back with. I can be myself no matter how crazy that seems to other people. I can be completely content just hanging out in a living room talking about life for hours and hours. Even when we haven’t seen each other in a while, it is like we haven’t missed a beat when we get together. That’s what forever friends are for. There is no awkwardness because you tend to know each other better than you know yourself. You know what they are going to say. You know what they have done. You know everything before they even tell you and it is just a part of your relationship because you know each other so well.

My forever friends have seen me at my best and they have seen me at my worst and I wouldn’t change a thing. I have been on top of the world and they have supported me all the way there. I wouldn’t have been as successful as I have been without their support and guidance to get me there. They know more about me than I know about myself. But along with the good, a forever friend knows how to handle you at your worst. When it comes to hitting rock bottom every now and then, my forever friends are the ones that I turn to for the support that I need. I always know that there will never be any judgment from them. Even if it is just something stupid that I may be upset about, I know that they are only a phone call away to listen to me cry and talk me through whatever it is that I am going through. I know I can count on them for anything that life throws at me good or bad.

My pledge to my forever friends:

No matter where life takes us I promise you that I will always be here.That is what forever friends are for. No matter if we have not talked in hours, months, or years, I will always only be a phone call away. I promise to be there to laugh with you. I promise to be there to cry with you. I promise to be there when you need a helping hand of any kind. I promise to always treat you as though you are my family. I promise to always talk everything out. I promise to hold your hand when you’re on top of the world so you don’t fall down. I promise to pull you out of that deep dark hole shall you ever fall in. I promise to be there for all of your life accomplishments. I promise to be anywhere that you want me to be. You are my forever friends so forever it shall be.

Thank you for being my forever friends. Forever is a long time, so always remember what a blessing you truly are to me.

My forever friends aren’t just my best friends; they are more like my sisters.