Before you move in to college you are bound to hear a few roommate horror stories. Anything from not getting along to stealing clothes to leaving a mess. Getting a roommate for the first time can be a scary and intimidating thing. What people don't tell you however, is that you could find a great roommate who is so awesome you actually miss seeing them when you go home for the weekend. Freshman year of college is intimidating enough, I couldn't imagine having to do it with someone I didn't get along with. So Alex, this is a shoutout to you I suppose. Thanks for being a super cool roomie.
1. Late night jam sessions are the best.
You can never go wrong singing and dancing to Melanie Martinez and Ed Sheeran.
2. Multiple alarms are annoying but also incredibly necessary.
3. She's going to make fun of you for how you sleep
Or in my case, how bad I am at sleeping, but she won't actually judge you for it, or bring it up in front of anyone else.
4. Netflix date nights.
You get to introduce each other to your favorite shows, and when class readings get to be a little too much to handle you know she'll be down to take a break and watch an episode or two with you.
5. You have a general understanding about messes.
A little mess during the week isn't a bad thing, as long as it doesn't take us more than thirty minutes to clean up on the weekend when family decides its time for a surprise visit. (And thankfully she doesn't mind that I don't make my bed everyday.)
6. She's always down for late night food runs.
Driving forty-five minutes to go to Waffle House and jam out to good music at 11:30 at night is practically a necessity to survive the stress of the week.
And to take cute pictures with you when you both try to look decent for once.
8. Always having someone to sing with - even though they might sound 10 times better than me.
9. You always have blackmail on each other - but you wouldn't use it unless it was extremely necessary.
10. You get each other out of weird situations.
You can tell when the other is 99 percent done with something, and successfully get them out of there.
11. When they leave you, and you have a mini freedom party...
...but then you miss them irrationally for the rest of the time they are gone.
12. You can ask all the dumb questions in the world - and she will still love you anyways.
13. Nothing is off limits, and your conversations can get pretty weird.
If outsiders heard your conversations they may be concerned, but TMI doesn't exist with your roomie.
14. You always have someone to be adventurous with.
Whether its finding little antique shops, funny mirrors, or going to get new piercings, you always have an adventure partner.
15. You've discussed getting a pet together.
And then decided your cactus had to stay alive for more than a month first.
16. They won't judge you for anything.
Even wearing the same outfit as you did yesterday because if no one saw you wear it, did you really wear it?
17. Even though you didn't know them before move in day, they have quickly become one of your best friends.
So shoutout to you roomie, thanks for loving me as I am.
