Dear Roomie,
We're almost done our freshman (sorry, first year) of college. We've spent almost two whole semesters together. On August 25, we moved in our room, good ole Reed 15, and neither of us had any idea what was in store. We'd talked on Facebook, tried to meet up before school started, but didn't actually meet until move-in day. I think we were both pretty hesitant, especially because we had both gotten the talks that we didn't need to be friends with each other, we just needed to be able to live together. Luckily, we became friends almost instantly. From indirectly high-fiving everyone on campus that first weekend to painting and watching movies together after we each joined our respectable Greek organizations recently, we've become so close.
I want to say thank you, thank you for so many things. You've put up with me, for one, and I am definitely not the easiest person to put up with. Yet, somehow you've been able to handle me when in all of my craziness, or you've been good at pretending at least. You've taken care of me when I was sick, making sure I got anything I needed. You've dealt with me when I'm angry and bitter at the world and everyone in it. You've comforted me at 1 in the morning when I wake up and have panic attacks, and mental breakdowns, and I can't seem to get my life together at all. You've let me be crazy when I'm running on too little or too much sleep, when I'm laying on the floor of our room crying and laughing at the same time. You've accepted me for who I am, for my weird sleeping habits, and for my weird love of (instant) mashed potatoes.
You've inspired me throughout this year. You are truly one of the most amazing people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. You never hesitate to help a friend in need (mostly me), you never judge others, and you're always open to what others have to say. Thank you for making me want to be a better friend. You've shown me what friendship means and what a friend should me. You make me want to be a better person. I'm so proud of you and all of the big things you've done this year! You're beautiful inside and out, and being around you makes my life a little bit brighter.
I'm going to miss having you as a roommate (though I am excited to have my own room). I hope you'll miss having me as a roommate as well, though you may not miss having to throw things at me and make sure I'm not dead when my fifth alarm goes off and I still haven't woken up (I'm really sorry about that, by the way). I'm so glad to have experienced my first year of college with you, all of the good and the bad. I honestly wouldn't have changed any of it. I'm so excited for all of the adventures we have in store for us next year, and the years after that! We didn't have to be, but I'm so glad that we became best friends, because I don't know what I would do without you.
I love you, oonnoo!
Sincerely, your roomie for three more weeks, oomkoot
