Before I got to college, I heard an array of different things about college roommates, everything from horror stories to happy endings. I started off with a roommate horror story of my own, but this not so happy ending led me to my roommate happy ending. As our time as roommates are sadly coming to its end, I’ve been reminded of some of the things that have made it the happy ending it is and some of the things I'll miss the most.
1. Late Night Talks.
For some reason, we almost always seem to have our best heart to hearts late at night. Whether it was relationship problems, work or school problems or just needing someone to vent to, I have no doubt I can always count on our late night talks to help. Sometimes we didn't even have a problem, we just stayed up late talking, and even though we may have regretted some of those late night conversations because of early mornings, they always seemed so beneficial. I'll miss being able to knock on each other's doors and know we could always talk no matter what time of night it was (Thank goodness we have cell phones so we don't completely lose this).
2. Sharing Is Caring.
As to be expected, we shared A LOT. A lot of food, a lot of space, a lot of everything. I'll miss our nights of cooking altogether and sitting around the coffee table sharing our creations. I'll miss the random texts asking to reset the wi-fi router because Netflix wouldn't work. I'll miss sharing laughter and tears after good days and bad days. I'll just miss sharing, in general, our space, our lives, everything.
3. Finding Common Interests.
We all came from different areas, different backgrounds, beliefs, and interests. One of my favorite parts of our roommate experience was finding things we had in common, though. Our love for One Tree Hill. Our passion for photography. Our obsession for Grey's Anatomy. The list goes on and on but finding those things gave us a new level of bonding that I wouldn't trade for the world. I'll miss our adventures and random group texts about something that probably wouldn't excite others as much as it does us.
4. Cold Hard Truth.
We've seen each other through some pretty tough times, and we always had each others' backs, but when we needed to hear the cold hard truth, we told each other. Sometimes it wasn't what we wanted to hear, and it may have caused a fight or two, but in the end, it always worked out for the best.
5. Fights.
As odd as it may sound, I'll miss some of the petty, little fights we had. Whether it was a couch cover or the A/C, space in the fridge, or wine bottles on the cabinet. I'll miss them. We always seemed a little closer after those fights, and they made me realize something; if that's all we had to fight about, then I think we were pretty well off. Because let's be honest, it could be WAY worse!
It has become the new normal for us to live together, and when we part our ways and go in our own directions, a part of me will be going with each of you.
