To the friends who walked into my life at the right time

This semester has been one I can't, nor will I ever compare to any other semester in my college experience. 

Before this semester started, I had just endured a tough semester, full of a lot of changes.

I lived with my best cousin friend, and was not looking forward to have to meet new girls and acquaint myself  to a new living environment. 

So I walked into this semester, a little unwilling and reluctantly, and you guys have now made the goodbye so incredibly hard. 

I didn't know that I was about to find 5 (Don't forget @winn4win) of my best friends. 

I didn't know that I was walking into a part of my life that I will never forget.

I guess it's true that some of the best things in life are unexpected. Thats what you are. 

My unexpected best things.

This semester wasn't easy for any of us, we all went through personal difficulties, some harder than others. But you know the greatest part? Is that no matter the difficulty, big or small, it forced us to come together and offer our shoulders to cry on. 

I'm sitting here, watching all of us packing up the lasts, some already gone and I got something to say to each and every one of you.

Dear Mary, Camille, Bally, Lexican, and Steph:

I have so much to thank you for. Thank you for opening up to me. Thank you for trusting me with your secrets, your thoughts, your fears. Thank you for letting me slowly open up to you, and for letting me cry on your shoulder. Thank you for listening to me rant about stupid things and thank you for laughing with me. Thank you for always being down to eat food and watch movies, but thank you for also motivating me to go to the gym and stay active (That one time Bally...but still, thanks). Thank you for letting me get to know your family. Thank you for the hugs and the taco bell lunches. 

You mean so much to me, and to everyone. You don't realize how truly amazing you are. You have so much potential. Life is going to happen for you. And you’re going to be amazing. Because you matter. You exist. And you can do anything you set your mind to. You are a force to be reckoned with and that is a crazy, beautiful thing. I am so glad that I have the opportunity to be by your side throughout your journey.

I want to thank you for being the brilliant person you are and for making such an impact on my life. You are going to continue to change the lives of everyone you meet. I don’t think anyone can meet you and not be taken back by your enthusiasm and passion for life. Even when you're down, you lift people up. Your laugh is contagious. There’s really no one like you. There’s no replacement for you. You are brave, and you are stronger than you know, even if you forget to believe in yourself sometimes. You have a beautiful heart that is able to give so much love to those around you. I’m so happy to have been able to be on the receiving end of this outpouring of love so many times.You are going to take the world by storm someday. And I’m not sure you even know it.

Thank you for being you, and not only coming into my life exactly when I needed you, but staying.


A blanket thank you to the people that were there in a semester where no one else was.

My spice girls 2.0, my Winter 2016....Cheers to y'all.

Yours Truly, 

Annalee