To my roommate/best friend Samai,
It's funny how high school feels so long ago now. I can't believe it's been 5 years now that I've known you, thinking back to freshman year. Senior year was even better, and coming down to it, we decided that we were going to do this college thing together. Still, we wouldn't have roomed together for our first year, in order to mingle with others rather than, exclude ourselves from everyone else because we already had that one friend. It worked and we did develop a lot of different friendships, but you are that one friend so it was inevitable. In every situation we were always together and we both knew it. We spent basically all of our time together, and as our freshman year finished, we didn't even have to say we were going into our sophomore year rooming together.
Of course, we have and it was so much fun being able to plan and move in with you. I'm so happy we shared this experience, and the memories we will create going forward. It was so exciting texting pictures of bed sets, wall decorations, and room layouts to one another. I enjoyed shopping for our ideal room with you and having talks about what we thought would look better. I wasn't sure exactly if our plan was going to work, it did and I smile every time I walk in and take in the room.
Even though unpacking and actually setting up took our whole morning and day when we moved in, I loved that the person I got to experience it with, was you. It's definitely a different experience than my first year because I didn't talk to my roommate like that. You know you were there, she was basically nonexistent. This year, I was excited and anxious while planning and moving in. I haven't adjusted to the fact that you're my roommate, because I wake up and remember it's not my room, it's our room. But it makes me feel good and relaxed, like it was something that was always meant to be. I just want to thank you for sharing this experience with me and sticking by me throughout my college experience. I love you so much and you are truly, my best friend. Now I'm happy I can throw roommate in there too.
Your roomie,
Karen
