All of senior year, I could not wait until the day I could pack my bags and head off to college. The excitement of an adventure, the thrill of something new as I had been in the same environment for many years. I can remember the distinct unexpected moment where all of my excitement instantly turned to fear. Pulling up to college, unpacking my bags and then suddenly being without my best friends from home or my parents. I remember specifically entering our room, making awkward small talk, and then thinking to myself, "This is going to be so weird." How on earth was I supposed to live with someone I barely knew? I could never picture myself being close with anyone else in the same way I am close to my high school friends.
Fast forward 45 days. In 45 days, my roommate has become one of my greatest friends, my mom, my sister and my singing partner all in one. She has become the person who never fails to laugh at my jokes. She has become the person I talk to about anything (seriously, there are not boundaries), and more importantly is the person I feel comfortable talking to about anything. She has become the person I laugh at stupid videos on Twitter with at midnight when we both are well aware we have to be up in seven hours. She has become my dancing partner who continues to dance with me until I am almost crying from laughter. As I tell her everyday, she brings out the weird in me. And as I tell my parents everyday, "I never thought I could find someone as weird as me, but lucky enough for me, I live with her."
So roomie, thank you.
Thank you for making the first parts of college so much easier for me. Thank you for listening to my nightly rants. Thank you for letting me eat your cheese when I run out. Thank you for laughing at my jokes. Thank you for supporting my decisions. Thank you for not judging me when I mess up. Thank you for helping me when I have a problem. Thank you for letting me nap and not feel guilty about the fact I should have been studying. Thank you for achieving my level of crazy and laughing with me about it the next day. Thank you for making weird noises all the time. Thank you for keeping my life interesting.
In the beginning of this journey, I could not imagine being away from my best friends from home. The friends who know every little detail about my life. My friends who have grown up next to me and watched me become the person I am today. You always made it apparent you would never try to replace these amazing people who I love so dearly, but yet, still managed to fill that void of not having them by my side everyday. Now that you have filled that void, I cannot imagine it being any different.
I could never imagine being at a different college away from you, living with someone else and not sharing the memories we've made together already. It is hard for me to believe it has only been 45 days because I feel as if I could share stories for years. I cannot wait to see what random, stupid decisions we continue to make together. I cannot wait to have more crazy, hilarious stories to tell. I cannot wait to embark on the rest of this unexpected journey that we call college, together.
