Brooke– Thank you for being the best friend I could ask for. I’m so happy that we have been so close for this long; it feels like I’ve known you forever. I love hanging out with you, no matter what we do, and I always feel comfortable talking to you about anything. I have always felt that you understand me more than anyone, and I will be forever grateful for you learning about me and understanding me. I will always be grateful for meeting you and for the memories that we immediately made at the beginning of our friendship. I love that you will always talk to me about anything and everything, and update me before anyone else. I always feel so comfortable around you, and I love that about our friendship. My favorite thing is talking to you at sleepovers, and just reflecting and unpacking everything. I love you so so much, Brooke, and I will be forever grateful for our friendship.

Lulu– Lulu, I’m so happy that we are friends, and I’m so grateful that we got so close recently. It’s always so fun to hang out with you and even to just be around you. My favorite memories with you are summer hangouts at Brooke’s house and our classes together this year. I love going to Anthem with you, and it has been amazing to begin going there. You are one of the funniest people I know, and I am so happy to be your friend. I love working with you, and I’m so thankful for my first day of work with you. I’m so excited to see where our friendship goes, and I love our memories together so far, and I’m so excited to see what is to come in the future. I love you so much, Lulu.

Mia– You are the nicest person I know, Mia. Any time I am with you, I feel safe, and I feel like you will always have my back and support me. You always have the most positive attitude, and you always do an incredible job to lift people up. I loved having volleyball with you for the last two years. I feel like that is when we really bonded, which I’m very grateful for. My favorite memories were math with you last year and walking around with you during the second hour. I couldn’t forget Ms. Dykstra’s class with you and having third lunch with only you and me. I love having history and physics with you this year and, of course, lunch. I love you so much, and I hope to have so many more memories with you in the future.

Bennett– My built-in best friend. My favorite part of our friendship is how it has changed over the years. I remember despising you and thinking of ways I could get back at you for the stupidest things, but I realized over the years that it’s way better to be friends with you. I love telling you all of the stories from my day, and hearing all about yours. It blows my mind that we are so similar. Everything that I see you do reminds me of myself, in the same way that I would do it. I’m so grateful for you and that we can talk about anything and everything together. I will be forever appreciative of our friendship and your maturity to understand me and to relate to me, even when you are three grades behind. My favorite memories with you are our family vacations, especially with the cousins, and when we bond more than anyone else. I can’t wait for when I can drive you around everywhere, and the cousins. I am already dreading leaving you for college, and I don’t know what I would do without you and not being in the same house as you. I love how close we are, and I’m so excited to continue to grow with you and watch you grow. I will be forever grateful to have you in my life. I love you so much, and I am so excited to make so many more memories together.

Natalie– I’m so glad that we had math and history together in eighth grade; the moments in those classes are very memorable to me, and I will always remember how much fun those classes were with you. I love hanging out with you, and the sleepovers at Brooke’s house are always the best with you. Even though the class was interesting, I still loved having math with you last year. I’m sooo sad that we aren’t in the same history class, and that we will never be in the same math class ever again, but I hope to still have other classes with you in the future. I’m so grateful for you, and I love you so much, Naynay.

Eden– It’s so sad we haven’t had any classes together, except for TCT. Our sixth hour is always fun with you, and it is always fun to go on interviews with you. I love going to Anthem with you, and I hope to continue going! My favorite memory with you is working at the concession stands with you last year. I feel like we would always work together, and it was always so fun! I hope to have so many classes with you in the future, and I am excited to keep having TCT with you every day. I love you so much, Eden.

Lily– Lily, I’m so happy that we are still such close friends after almost ten years. My favorite memories with you always come from the bus together, which was always the best. You can always make me laugh, no matter what, and I’m so glad that I can talk to you about anything. We have so many amazing memories with each other, and I’m so glad that we still have classes together. I love talking to you, whether it’s inside jokes or serious topics, and I hope to hang out with you more in the future. I love you so much, Lily.

Mom and Dad– I am so beyond thankful for both of you and everything you guys have sacrificed for me, and also everything that you have given me. Mom, I’m so grateful for you and everything you do for me. I have too many to count, but one of my favorite memories with you is going to Detroit for volleyball with you and going to Somerset Mall with you. I love how much you understand me and how supportive you are. Dad, I’m so grateful that you are my dad. You have shown me what a true man looks like. I’m so thankful for everything you have done for me and everything that you have taught me. I love our memories together. My favorite was when you taught me how to drive, and how we would go on drives around the neighborhood before I got my permit. I love you both so much, and you guys are the best parents I could ever ask for. 

Dylan– I’m so grateful for all of the memories we have together, and I’m so excited for the memories to come. I love our movie nights and watching The Summer I Turned Pretty with you. I will always look forward to the summer, for pickleball and playa bowls, and I look forward to doing that again. I appreciate you listening to all of the drama and my stories, and I always love to hear yours. I’m so happy that we work together, and thank you for being such an important part of my life. 

Melissa– I’m so happy that you are in my life. I love telling you all of the girl drama and giving you the girl-daughter experiences that you never had. It is truly my favorite thing, and some of my core memories, from going to Playa Bowls/Starbucks/Chipotle with you and the boys. I cannot wait to play pickleball with you this summer, and I hope to continue this for a long time. I’m so grateful for you; thank you for being such a close person in my life. 

Ana– Thank you, Ana, for being like my little sister. I love teaching you new things and watching you grow up. Most of my favorite memories in my life include you and Simon, and I will be forever grateful that we got to have those memories together. I always love hanging out with you and hearing the gossip from school or stories of events that I missed. My favorite memories come from our family vacations, where you and I somehow become closer than ever. I will always see our special bond and hold on to that forever. I love you so much, Ana.

Simon– Simon, I love your humor so much, and I love that every time we hang out, it is always full of laughter and fun. Sleepovers are always the best with you, and I am so happy that you are a big part of my life. My best memories come from hanging out with you and Ana, and I will never forget the fun we always have together. Thank you for always making me laugh and making sure there is never a dull moment. I love you so much, Simon.

Papa and Grammie, I am so grateful for you guys, and you are the best grandma and grandpa I could ever ask for. I always love going over to your guys’ house for dinner, and I hope we get to do that a lot more. I am so grateful for the vacations that you guys took the family on. I love you guys so much, and thank you for being such an important part of my life. Uncle Eric and Tia, thank you guys for hosting all of the sleepovers and cousin hangouts. It is always so fun at your house. Uncle Eric, I am so glad that I got my first work experience with you as my boss. It was so fun working at the concessions, and I hope I can do it again. Tia, I am so happy to have you in my life. Thank you for being someone I can always count on. I love you both so much.