Dear Best Friend,

I actually have a lot of best friends (despite popular belief that you can only have one,) but this is for one in particular and by the end of this post you'll know who you are.

Dear Best Friend,

If there's anything you've taught me in the last few years it's to go after what you want, and take everything life throws at you head on. Because that's what you always do.

Dear Best Friend,

If it weren't for you there are a lot of chances I probably never would have taken, and a lot of decisions I could not have made on my own. If it weren't for you I would not be who I am today.

You're always the first to know everything that happens to me and there is nothing I keep secret from you because we are never not talking. I actually don't think it's possible for us to go more than a few hours without talking. Except for when we're in different countries, but even then I still send you daily updates, because I know you read them all, even though you can't respond.

Dear best friend,

Remember when I told you I wanted to coordinate a BBYO summer program but I was too scared that I wasn't going to get it? I believe your exact words were "Why wouldn't you? YOU are Melissa Tamar Oxenhandler, YOU are my best friend and they would be stupid not to pick YOU."
So maybe they didn't pick me, but I never would have applied if you hadn't said that.

Remember when I wouldn't stop crying after winter convention last year and I told you how bad I felt that I was feeling sorry for myself and not being happy for you? I believe your exact words were "I don't care if I'm on regional board and you're not, because I'm your best friend first and I always will be."
You didn't just say that once to make me feel better, you proved that to me the entire year.

Remember everyday when we're constantly texting and we have nothing exciting to talk about but don't want to stop talking? I believe your exact words are always "meow."
And we never judge each other for secretly being cats.

Dear Best Friend

It seems like we talk a lot about how much we love us and how cute our friendship is, but we never tell that to anyone else. So this is just me telling everyone (and by everyone I mean the select few people who read my blog) that I, Melissa Tamar Oxenhandler could not be more proud and honored to call you my best friend. 

Dear Best Friend,

Today was not your day, and I wish I lived closer to you because if I did I would have come to your house with endless amounts of ice cream and watched awful reality tv shows with you all night.

I'm sorry that you had a bad day, and that maybe right now you feel like not much is going the way you want it to, but if there's one thing I admire about you most it's your ability to pick yourself up and keep going, and I know that's what you're going to do.

Dear Best Friend,

If there's anything you've taught me in the last few years it's to go after what you want, and take everything life throws at you head on. Because that's what you always do.

Love forever and always,

~Melissa Tamar