My dearest roommates,
Honestly, I got so lucky with you guys. I could’ve gotten stuck with three complete psychos but instead, I got stuck with a sadist, a psycho, and I’m not even sure what Emma is. But really, you guys have made freshman year of college a whole lot less scary. You’ve seen me at my weakest, you’ve seen me at my strongest, and everywhere in between. Thank you for allowing me to not only be myself but also, be able to find new aspects of my personality that I will forever keep.
Do you guys remember that one time we sat on Emma’s bed looking out of the window at the ambulance taking away a drunk freshman on a Thursday because he had partied too hard? That will forever be what I associate with the 3 of you. Bonding over everything under the moon and forever knowing that if I needed something, there was always someone within 5 yards of me who was willing to listen to me complain.
Alexis, thank you for actually laughing at me when I take myself too seriously and always putting me back in my place when my head gets too big. Thank you for educating me on things I made myself ignorant to and introducing me to things that were so far away from what I was used to. Also, thank you for making me laugh when you tell me about how your life is falling apart when it really isn’t.
Erin, thank you for being real over everything. Thank you for always watching Dance Moms and telling me about it when I find a random fact out. Thank you for being so freaking cultured and so freaking funny. Thank you for sharing The Black Sheep articles and being a rockin’ chick. Thank you for being fearless and strong and showing me how to be just that, too.
Emma, thank you for being my go-to when I’m sad. Thank you for telling me that I deserve better than someone who won’t take my feelings into consideration. Thank you for your witty one-liners that I will forever miss when you’re gone next year. Thank you for always taking my crap especially when you could’ve told me to frick off 5 months ago.
I can’t believe how easily we all got along from the start. I’m so excited to see where all of these friendships go. I can’t believe that in a month and a half the 4 of us won’t be able to yell at each other from our beds. I love that we’re all so different and yet it all works together.
I love you guys so much, even though I have a funny way of showing it. Thank you for putting up with me and not yelling at me yet. I bet we all cry when we move out.
A very grateful tenant of Belden-Racine 303
“A good roommate may be the single most important thing to have when one is away at school.” -- Barbara Dana, A Voice of Her Own: Becoming Emily Dickinson
