Dear Gabi friend. . .

I have a friend who I won't see for probably a very long time. Her name is Gabi. She is moving this weekend to Washington state. And I will miss her sooooooo much. I can tell because I have already been crying about it. A lot.

Gabi, thank you for everything you have been for me clear since the 5th grade. I will never forget the time we opened up a whole mud restaurant that one rainy day. Or the time we buried ourselves in leaves or had a dandelion pageant. Thank you for entertaining me in 8th grade by making comics about us that I still laugh at to this day. Thanks for being there to talk about books, and helping me with homework and school. Thank you for eating brownies and salt and vinegar chips (at the same time). Thanks for staying up with me late that one night playing ShiningStars and watching stupid youtube videos with me until our eyes dropped. You were the only person I showed my puppies to that seemed to love them as much as I did. I liked having ultimate snowball fights with you and playing epic hide-and-go-seek. The other day when I was cleaning out my drawers I found a small, petrified mud clump in the shape of a dog. I never could figure out why I kept it. Maybe because it was a tangible thing I could hold on to. Today when I hugged you for the last time, I had to turn my face really fast so you wouldn't see that I was crying. Not so much because I knew I wouldn't get to see you as often, but more about how much I cherished all the times I have shared with you. I'll never forget how amazing you have been to me. I love you Gabi!