My roommate has kept me sane and has encouraged me to go crazy. This semester would not have been survived without her. I have previously written about my roommate and how she changed everything for me when she transferred to Eastern. This semester has been filled with many memories I will always remember and I have her to thank for them.

I know next year we will be in contact all the time as we make our way through sophomore year living on opposite sides of the campus. We will always have our Love Your Melon club weekly meetings and share dinners when we can, but none of that can compare to the semester we have shared together. As the semester ends I’m looking back and remembering the great times we’ve shared and the friendship we’ve created.

From the first time we started talking I knew we were going to get along well! Four months later I'm sitting across the room from her as we sit in our beds writing and there's nothing I would change about this moment.

Lauren and I have been through a tough semester together. We have both gotten sick (at the same time too) and have been there to make sure the other is doing well. Sometimes all it would be was a note left in the room from one to the other to help brighten a day. On the nights she was home and away from campus she would always send a text because she knows how much I hate sleeping in the empty room. But her caring went much deeper than that. Lauren knows which jokes to crack, the songs to play, and memes to quote, all just to get my mood to get better. I will truly miss In2 and Gravity playing at night while we get ready for bed or while we are getting work done. I will miss the late nights we would say we were going to sleep but then sent each other jokes over text.

There were many events and activities Lauren and I have done together this semester including clubs and group lunches/dinners, every one of those I have enjoyed as much as the last. The silly times are my favorite and I know events would not have been as much fun without her. Some of these are events I didn't even want to go to at first but am so glad you asked me to go with you.

Our adventure to New York is still one of my favorite days and I'm so lucky to have gotten the chance to have gone, never mind being able to spend it together. The sights were amazing in the city but I even enjoyed the ride sitting next to her as we made our way there and back. Walking around the city and eating are such simple things but were made amazing by great company.

We are on our final weeks of school and move out day is approaching; it's a day that is very bittersweet. It's amazing to have finally completed my first year but sad to lose the only girl I ever want to share a room with. I know we will see each other around all the time, even this summer but it's not quite the same as hearing her wake up as she groans about having to.

This isn't our final goodbye, but it is as roommates. And for that I'm sad to see it end but I know we are on to great things and I can't wait for those.