Dear Evelyn,

I'm taking a break from studying, but you'll probably read this tomorrow some time during the day! Today is the big day; you're not a teenager anymore! You're finally an adult and even though you're ten months younger than me, I'm sometimes the baby of our friendship. However I can honestly say that you and I look out for each other all the time.

I remember the first time I saw you, which was at tennis camp at Walnut High School. We were going to play against each other for a spot on the tennis team and I remember thinking, "man....I wonder if she's good...". LOL, I pretty much got raped, but after that I never really saw you again until sixth period art class. Erika introduced us and I remembered you were the girl I played against. I also remembered I was supposed to be your partner for biology, but nobody volunteered to move to the back cus some hoe couldn't see. I'm not going to like sixth period was probably the funniest period ever. We were also the loudest; I remember Charlene's sister used to emphasize that she could hear us across the room. All those art projects and how ugly some turned out to be......good fucking times. I mean this is like almost a dedication letter to like some fucking wedding, but it's a heartfelt letter and I think you need to hear it!

Sophomore year, we had P.E together. Samantha, Ilani, you, and I fucked around the entire period. We seriously just didn't do anything and then...I had to transfer out second semester just like art ): I actually don't remember if I had another class with you....fuck. LOL. However, junior year was when we started getting really close. We got to know each other because of dtats, which like one other person knows what our dtats start for! We had English and history together. We had English with Neill, Jessica, Emily, Tiffanie, Stephanie, Edward, and a bunch of other people. That was my favorite class because it was so hilarrrrriouss. I remember I got owned by Booth and we hated reading Grapes of Wrath. LOL srsly, fuck the great depression.....LOl. Oh, I remember doing those post-its for History...seriously our books were so heavy. I remember we sat with Elyse and it was just the three of us......shit...I used to sleep all the time in that class. I think what made us really close was the incident that happened afterwards and that's how we got to know each other. Plus we had Lee's and...all that summer trolling :) Then came senior year and we were pretty much inseparable! Man...not getting into UCSB broke my heart cus I realized I wouldn't be with you and LOL i'm fucking uselessss, but I'm glad I appealed and got in.

I can go about all the memories we've had, but I don't think I need to reiterate anything. I'm not really sure at what point in our friendship where I realized how much you and I complement each other. I always knew that you looked out for me and talked to me whenever there was some retarded high school drama. All in all, you were one of the most notable people who really cared about me in high school. You did in a subtle way, but I'm thankful for that. I think in a sense I just really want to emphasize how good of a friend you are. I've screwed up so much, but you always somehow stood by me. Even if you and I didn't go to school, I would still keep in contact with you even if it's not frequent. I think our friendship is strong to the point where we don't need to consistently speak to each other. We're pretty independent, but we're fucking butt buddies all the time. We always go to the same parties together and everybody knows us as LOL the lesbian lovers, but it's all good.

It's weird because you and I don't share the same interests, but we get along so well. We always talk about life late at night, which screws us over for next day's class. Actually another thing I'm thankful is that you and I have never been interested in the same guy so I am quite thankful for that. That's one thing I know that won't break us apart. I don't know how much I can emphasize it, but you've been such a big support for me ever since the breakup happened. Thank you for being there and letting me cry. Thank you for giving me your hugs and giving me pep talks. I mean...I have to thank you because you've been with me through every breakup. Thank you for always being the extra push whenever I do something that involves my so-called balls of steel.

All the things you've done for me, I am eternally grateful. You're fucking hilarious and you and I have the same humor. I'm glad that you and I are "derpy" or somewhat immature because LOL hehe our hallmates talk like us. Jk, we're classy as fuck LOL. In the end, it feels weird because I've seen your growth into an adult. I'm not your mother, but I really can see the difference and i seriously think it's a good thing. You're always progressing and trying to be a better person. You have good morals and you rely a lot on your logic and intuition. It's something I don't always have, but you remind me of it. Nobody can ever really dislike you because you have such a great personality. Seriously, ima cut a bitch if I find out about some h8ers. LOL.

I think we've transitioned a lot as people and I'm glad we did stick together during our four short weeks of pledging. During that time, we learned a lot about ourselves and now we're free bitches. I mean...LOL I just can't find the right words to describe how good of a friend you are. I'm appreciative of the fact that I have you as a friend. Nobody can really out-do as a friend.

I wish you the best birthday ever. Here is to your first year as an adult...to living life and grabbing life by the balls. I want you to hold your head up high and take every opportunity there is out there. I want you to grow and I want you to enjoy your adulthood. You deserve it! Here is to the last hell week of fall quarter and to a wonderful winter break together. No curfew and no parents home = living life and doing random shit together! I love you so much and I'm always here for you; that's without a doubt.

At the same time it's given that we came to UCSB for school. When winter quarter comes, we will fuck shit up. We won't make the same mistakes and I promise my life on that. I'm sure of it. We will be successful in life! So fuck our high school work ethic and let's rape academics. We'll be smart about our choices, too :)

So, Evelyn...what I'm really trying to say that I fucking love you like no other. You've stuck with me for the past four years and I hope many more years! You are my best friend, my other half, my lesbian lover, blood sister, roommate, and butt buddy. Nobody can tear the walrus and penguin apart (fuck steve and justin for those nicknames). The additional kids to the wolfpack will only make us stronger. People come and go in my life, but I want you to stay.

Happy birthday, best friend!

Love,

Maggie :)