Dear Roomies,
Remember the day we first moved in together? Do you remember our first impressions of each other? I'll never forget that day for the rest of my life. That day was the beginning of everything for me. The beginning of adulthood, the beginning of new memories, and the best one, the beginning of a new family.
I remember being handed the keys to the apartment and unlocking the door for the first time all the while imagining what the next 8 months would be like. I was so excited to meet you guys, but also so nervous. What if we had different tastes? What if I was too weird? What if you were too weird? What if we didn't get along?
But as soon as I saw each one of your smiling faces, all those "what if's" vanished. I knew from the start there was no way I wasn't going to not like these girls. We all bonded over something different, whether it be our music, our jobs, Netflix, and no time spent together was ever boring. Before we knew it, our shiny, brand new apartment was covered in balloons, holes in the walls, pictures, and memories from all our shenanigans.
We did everything together, from celebrating birthdays (and half-birthdays) to dinner reservations, and even grocery shopping. We stayed up until 3 and 4am watching New Girl and Lost even though we had to be for work at 7am. You made it very clear what you thought of my boyfriend, but you supported me, and when things went the way you predicted, you never said, "I told you so."
You treated me like a baby sister, and while sometimes I hated it, I appreciate it now. You protected me and showed me how to be an adult and still have fun, and I'll always have you to thank for that. Yes, we argued, fought, gossiped about each other, teased each other, complained about each other, but none of it was because we cared about each other.
To me, you were all more than just my first roommates. You were my sisters, my counselors, the Spice Girls, my best friends, and my family. No matter how far away we live from each other, you'll always be in my hearts.
With Love,
Baby Spice
