My roommate and I are close. I mean, really close.

The kind of close that I can basically read her mind. The reason for this is that Emma has been my best friend since the very first day of sixth grade, so we've had a lot of time to get to know each other.

Therefore, when we decided to attend the same university, it made the decision to be roommates extremely easy. I initially thought that rooming with my best friend from high school would be a problem, but since we've started living together, I have actually come to realize that it has a lot of benefits.

1. Borrowing each other's clothes.

There have been several occasions where one of us needed to borrow an article of clothing. Am I in the SU Marching Band? Absolutely not. Do I need to borrow a hoodie when all of mine are dirty? You bet. We don't really have any boundaries so we just take a sweater or a scarf, wear it, wash it, and put it back without an issue.

2. It's rarely ever awkward.

We have had a ton of sleepovers in our 8+ years of friendship so its nothing for one (or both) of us to be sitting around in our underwear or for me to randomly lay in her bed and watch Netflix. Have a weird pimple you need checking? Got a question about your period? I'm your girl.

3. Having a built-in, brutally honest therapist.

I go to Emma with all of my problems. She knows me better than pretty much anyone so if I'm upset I go sit in her bed and watch Netflix with her while I cry about my issues and she gives me advice that usually resembles "You're crazy, calm down, eat some chocolate, and move on."

4. We already knew what we were getting into.

Having a random roommate can be stressful because you have no idea what you're getting into. Will they be messy? A neat freak? Do they hate your favorite kind of music? I already knew what kind of person Emma was when I agreed to live with her so adjusting to her habits wasn't really much of an adjustment at all.

5. Having two sets of parents to bring us things.

We literally call each other's parents Mom and Dad. If I need something and I know her parents are coming up I just send her mom a text and she's got me covered and vise versa.

6. We are weirdly connected.

We tend to accidentally match frequently because we were both thinking about wearing gray that day. Sometimes I will think about wanting mac and cheese and then Emma will walk in an hour later with mac and cheese and say, "I was hungry and I figured you'd be hungry so I got you this." It's a blessing.

7. Having a road trip buddy for the ride home.

We don't always go home at the same time, but when we do, we ride together and jam to country music and show tunes. It makes the ride back home much more bearable.

8. Getting to talk about memories with someone who was there.

We sit and talk about all of the crazy things we've been through together at least three times a day. Trust me we've done a lot together. Musicals, choirs, sleepovers, birthday parties, graduations, you name it. We go through pictures and yearbooks and relive all of our favorite memories to forget about college stresses for a while.

9. She is used to my selfie addiction.

That doesn't really mean she likes the excessive amount of pictures I make her take with me. I mean, do you see that photo? But she is used to it and has come to accept that being roommates means I'm twice as selfie happy.

10. We keep each other in line.

A lot of our conversations consist of reminding each other of homework, chores, or extra curricular commitments. Without her knowing my schedule I would have crashed and burned by now.

11. She's my other half.

Emma has basically been my sister since the sixth grade. I am more than grateful to navigate life with her. Going through college alone is hard, but when you tough it out with your other half it's actually pretty great.