A post about someone I love

Dear person who changed my life,
You were sitting outside calculus, your bag on your lap and looking distinctly uncomfortable. I walked up and sat on the ground opposite you, taking my ipod earbuds out of my ears and trying to sneakily glance at you. I really liked your bag and wanted to tell you so. I figured that would be weird, so instead I opted for "Is this Math 114?", hoping that this was the right room and I wasn't going to have to dig my map of campus up out of my giant backpack. You nodded and said yes. I figured you were just as shy as I was. When I moved to UConn I decided that I was going to be more outgoing and make friends with people I wouldn't normally be friends with. You looked like someone I would be friends with, but you weren't the kind of super strange person I was normally attracted to. We finally go into the classroom, along with a few other people we will later be good friends with. I looked around the entire lecture hall and could have sat anywhere and isolated myself. But instead I screwed up my courage, walked over to you and asked if I could sit next to you. I was afraid you would reject me for the same reason you were confused as to why I was talking to you. You seemed way cooler than me, just like you thought I was cooler than you. From then on, we became best friends. I don't even know how it happened, actually, since it started out as acquaintances from class and then we were constantly hanging out with one another. We found out that we had so much in common with one another, as well as things that each other liked that we found interesting that we were never short of conversation material. You proved to me second semester that you were a keeper when you came to my room at 3am on a school night to comfort me while I cried. I'm so glad I asked to sit next to you.

Obviously, Jess, you have changed my life. Your friendship means a lot to me. I would not be nearly as awesome as I am without you. You were my roommate for two whole years and we didn't drive each other crazy. I can think of two instances when we have been upset with one another. My entire college experience would have been very different without you. You've helped me with all kinds of drama and continued to be my best friend even though sometimes I've wondered why you deal with my craziness. But not only do we take care of each other and our dramas, we have a lot of fun together. A lot of my fondest memories of college involve you, and I expect that we will remain best buddies forever. I know for certain that if you and I were not friends, I would not be the relatively confident but still quirky person that I am today. 4.5 years of friendship have been a gift and I'm super happy that we'll just keep on being friends through all the bullshit :)

Love,
MeggyB