Recently, I have been seeing a lot of my roommate from Freshman year. She has gotten involved at the Newman Center, which makes me extremely happy because it has been such a blessing in my life and I want the same for her. I have been reflecting on last year a lot and have realized how much I miss it.
I lucked out when it came to roommates. I did not know her going into freshman year, but I did know that she was Catholic, which I was very excited about! I remember the day we actually met. I was so nervous that she wouldn’t like me or that she would think I am weird (because I am) but she greeted me with a HUGE hug and was so genuinely happy to meet me. In that moment, I felt at peace and couldn’t wipe the smile off my face!
We have so many great memories. One time we ordered pokey bread (cheese bread) from a local pizza place and just ate pokey bread on the floor of our dorm at ten o’clock at night. She didn’t mind when I made coffee at midnight just because I would crave it. She put up with all my alarms in the mornings and frequent naps. She always listened to me go on and on about the same things and never failed to ask me about my day. She is one of the nicest and most outgoing people I know. She never judged me for my Taylor Swift décor, or my Dove wrappers (I collected Dove chocolate wrappers. Yes, I know that is really weird). I could talk to her about faith and be open about my religion because she believed the same thing. The thing I love the most about her is that she truly listens to what I have to say. She will ask me about people in my life, my dog, etc. Things that I talked about a lot last year. I can tell she really cared/cares about what I said/say.
So thank you Anna. I really lucked out and you are truly amazing. I am so happy I have those memories with you last year and I love seeing you at Newman. God placed you in my life to bring so much joy to me and indeed you have. I miss Freshman year and pokey bread, and picking on Justin. Thank you for all the memories, laughs, and most importantly our friendship.