In the beginning, the idea of roommates was a pain. I so badly wished I could live alone in my own apartment with my own room and personal space. Yes, I still want these things. I don't think I will ever not want them. However, the most important lesson life gave me this year was how to live with roommates.
Living with people is tough. It is excruciatingly painful. It can be downright horrible to the point that you want to sleep in your car. Looking back now, I don't only remember the rough times, I remember the good things too- the dance parties, the dumb jokes, the roomie dinners, the chore list and the friendships. It was probably the hardest, most annoying aspect of this entire year. Yet we learned a lot- at least I did.
Thank you to my college roommate because without you I would not have survived, not even for a second. I would have never had a venting partner or a shoulder to cry on. I would never have a dinner date or a midnight movie date. I would have been on a midnight Starbucks run in the car. I would have never made it through this year without you.
Everything about this year was new and different and challenging. You made it better. You helped me get through until I made it to the other side. We still have a long road ahead of us with so many turnstiles and stop signs holding us back. We have so much to learn, to gain, and to figure out in the next three years. Figuring it out is going to be nowhere near easy, but because of you I know we can do it here together.
If I had been here alone or with random roommates, I don't know what would have become of me. Life would have been so different and I don't know how we would have grown or changed. Thank you for your honesty, kindness, love of ice cream and everything else I got to see everyday for the past two semesters. I couldn't have asked for a better friend. We made it.
