Dear Roomie,
I never knew that having you as my roommate would be better than I expected. Yeah, I thought it would be great and I expected that we would get along fairly well, but I never imagined that we would become best friends. I never imagined a lot of things happening, but they did because of you.
I think back to sophomore year of high school when we first met. You were just the very vocal, redhead who sat next to me for nine-weeks out of the school year. Neither one of us had any idea that we would be living together in just three short years.
Here we are now, three years later (almost four), and freshmen year is over and done. We successfully made it through the stress of final exams, all-nighters, and a full year of living together in a small shared space. It was a blast, and I just want to say thanks.
1. Thank you for being the Rachel to my Monica, or the Monica to my Rachel depending on the day.
2. Thank you for the laughs.
3. Thank you for introducing me to the world of Cabo Fish Taco.
4. Thank you for always walking to the Math Empo with me whether it was 10 degrees or 100 degrees.
5. Thank you for always reminding me to take off a necklace before bed.
6. Thank you for making me go to the library.
7. Thank you for always being down to watch "America's Next Top Model" and "Skin Wars."
8. Thank you for making me tea when I was sick.
9. Thank you for always supporting the 2 p.m. nap.
10. Thank you for going to the Math Empo with me at midnight, even when I didn't even want to go.
11. Thank you for making an all-nighter fun and upbeat.
12. Thank you for letting me keep my toothbrush where I wanted to.
13. Thank you for late night Walmart runs when we desperately needed something and the bookstore was overpriced.
14. Thank you for always agreeing to do my hair, make-up, and nails.
15. Thank you for the fun drives around Blacksburg.
16. Thank you for always helping me to find a good outfit.
17. Thank you for introducing me to a service sorority.
18. Thank you for convincing me to see scary movies.
19. Thank you for encouraging me when I was trying to choose a major.
20. Thank you for always being there to listen.
21. Thank you for dying my hair... twice.
22. Thank you for helping me learn calculus.
23. Thank you for always reaching the top shelf of things.
24. Thank you for the car rides back home, even when it took six hours instead of three.
25. Thank you for becoming my best friend.
26. Thank you for still being my roommate again for sophomore year.
Thank you for these things and many, many more. Freshmen year was a blast and went by way too fast. So, it is a good thing that we still have three more years of school (undergrad at least) left to adventure through together. I hope you have a great rest of your summer and I will see you very soon!
ILY
