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What My Best Friend Means To Me

Thank you to my best friend.

Lauren Troha

Sep 01, 2016

University of St. Francis

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Best friend is defined as a person’s closest friend. What a simple meaning. But that meaning is so vague. What does that actually mean? Each person can define best friend in their own way, and that is the beauty about it.

My best friend and I have known each other for 8 years, since we were freshman in high school. We met at high school bowling tryouts. We grew to be best friends by that next year. We were inseparable, we did absolutely everything together. She knew everything about me and vice versa. But, as most high schoolers do, we had a falling out senior year. We didn’t talk anymore, we no longer called each other to hang out, and we just flat out didn’t like one another. We had grown apart. Plain and simple. Throughout the years, we all change best friends. Friends come and go, and that is a part of life. But that doesn’t make the friendship break up any easier.

Later on, after high school, we had reconnected around her 19^th birthday. And just a few weeks after that we had found out that we were both going to attend the same university in the fall as well as we were both on the bowling team. So we were going to be spending quite a bit of time together. Who would have thought that are paths would cross again just exactly how we had met the first time around. We picked up right where we left off. We grew closer than ever before.

My very last year of college I decided to live on campus. I did not live on campus the first 3 years that I had gone to school just to save money. But, I decided for the last year of my undergrad degree that I wanted the actual college experience. The best part about the whole experience was that I got to live with my best friend. We were sharing a suite together and it meant that I got to see her even more. What could be better than that? Late night talks, picking out outfits together, constantly having person you trust most to talk to.

Having a best friend that I went through both good times and bad times with makes our friendship that much more special to me. She truly is my best friend and I cannot thank her enough for being there for me. You have definitely made college one of the best experiences of my life and I will never forget the memories we have had throughout the years, especially being roomies. I couldn’t imagine having a better person to share all these college experiences with.

From high school to college to whatever else the future holds for us after this final year. Thank you for being my best friend.

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