When you get assigned a random roommate, the goal is that you end up with a normal person and that the two of you can get along well enough to survive for the year. With my random roommate, we ended up getting along great and lived together for two years in the dorms. When I was thinking about my living arrangements for the fall, I knew that I wanted to live with her off-campus.

In the fall, we went apartment hunting; it was surprisingly more difficult than I thought it would be. Near campus, there are so many different apartments, but the one good thing was that we knew where on campus we wanted to live. We also agreed on the most important parts of an apartment, like location, which made finding a place easier.

After signing a lease, we couldn't wait to move out of the dorm and get into a space that we didn't have to share with other people. The best part of moving out of the dorms was that we wouldn't have to keep sharing a bathroom with a floor of girls. Every time that something would happen that would bother me, I knew that after I survived this year, next year I got to live in an apartment.

Getting everything together for moving in was way more intense than I thought it would be. I knew that we would have a lot of stuff to get before moving in since there are a lot of things that aren't necessary for a dorm that are vital in an apartment. But after figuring out who was going to supply what, the end of the year couldn't come fast enough.

Even though we won't have people down the hall to complain and gossip about together, I'm excited to move into an apartment with my roommate. Living together so far has been great, and I think that it will only get better next year.

Move in day can't come fast enough. I have almost everything that I need for move in, and I can't wait to see my roommate again. In the next year, I hope that everything goes well with our living situation. Even though I didn't see my roommate much last year because we were both super busy, living together again will be great.

Having our own rooms will be great too. Living together in the same room was an adjustment for both of us, and while it was a great living situation, I am ready to have a space that is just mine. It'll be nice to spend time together, but also have the ability to have time alone even when both of us are home.

My random roommate has been a wonderful roommate and an even better friend. I couldn't have asked for a better roommate, and I can't wait to live together in an apartment. We're always on the same page about all the big issues, and even with crazy schedules we still manage to spend time together. This year is going to be great, and I can't wait to be back in Columbus with her.