Dear Suitemates,

I know the semester is not fully over yet, but we are already going our separate ways, and I'm highly really sad about it. :( You are all wonderful girls and I'm blessed to have been able to share a living space with you and be able to coexist together. We made memories that I will keep with me even when we don't live together, and I will always have a special place in my heart for you ladies. Each of you brings something special and important to life everyday, and I feel lucky that we got along so well, even after such a short time. You each accept me for my weirdness, and most of the time even go along with it. You all understand me, and provide insight into many different aspects of my life. Although we are all very different and have different interests and schedules, I am grateful that we worked together and were able to make this work so simply and beautifully. You made it easy, and I'm glad we don't have any real horror stories to report after living together (you better not have any about me!)

You are all wonderful ladies and I’m proud of the work you have done in this semester. You have each grown through successes and some failures throughout the time we’ve spent together, some were bigger than others. But that doesn’t mean you handled it badly. You always take what you’re given and use it in stride to make yourself better because of it. That’s really impressive, and I can really learn a lot from that trait that you all share. You will always have a place or a person to come to in me, and you will always be able to come to me with anything. You each are intelligent and funny and have life experience/ advice beyond your years, which is super admirable and I look up to you all for that. I hope I can learn from living with you, and work to make myself an even better person because of the impacts you each have left on my life.

So I guess i just wanted to say some thank you’s. Thank you for understanding me, and letting me get to know the way your lives function. Thank you for being willing to eat excessive amounts of food together and not worry about counting calories or carbs. Thank you for reminding me to do simple things when my brain is fried (like remembering to empty the bathroom, or remembering to study for my test tomorrow instead of watching TV). Thank you for sharing my desires to watch food network and HGTV religiously whenever we get the chance. Thank you for letting me act as your “absentee mom”, when you have to be away from your real moms (and I’m sorry I left so much to go to work). Thank you for giving me advice, and making my life just so much easier all around. Thank you for being my suitemates and my friends. I couldn’t have made it through the time we spent together without your help, guidance, humor, intelligence, and friendship.

I know I will be seeing you around campus in our near future, but until then, please know that I will always have your back and I will always be an ear to listen if you need that. You changed my life for the better, and I’m so glad I got to share my first experience mostly learning to live on my own with you ladies. Thank you for everything, and I hope you all have a great summer, and good luck next semester. I'll miss seeing your faces every day and our vent sessions daily, but I know we will be in touch! Love you all!