To my college roommate, teammate, and best friend,
How did I survive without you before?
Dear Best friend,
Who knew that room 523 in North Wonders would be a place that would hold such a special place in my heart? We knew for almost a year that we would be roommates, but it wouldn't be until the day we both agreed that we had to have the best dorm room that I knew you would be one of the most important people in my life. Our parents made sure our little dorm room would be comfortable for us to live in for the year, but how could it possibly be ‘home’ when we knew that both of our homes were a plane flight away? I was wrong. You made room 523 my new home and I will forever be grateful for that 10’X16’ box because it gave me my best friend.
We both look back on freshmen year and just absolutely laugh. Laugh at the nights we had little arguments, or the nights we couldn't sleep so we would stay up late and eat ice cream and cookie dough. Laugh as we began to understand each other's little quirks, like how much I love wearing my robe and how much you hated when I had my phone on loud and it would ding every time I got a text message. You learned my love for frozen cookie dough while I learned that you like to eat waffles frozen. We had a little few bumps in the road, but we soon realized that from here on out we would be each other’s person, right hand(or left hand because my left arm sucks) and go to.
Now here we are going into our third year of living with each other and yet I look forward to what new adventures we are going to have. We became each other's co-pilot to our spontaneous road trips, we would egg each other on just so we could laugh at each other the next day. You became my personal hairstylist while I became the best third wheel you will ever have. You became my shoulder to cry on when things didn't go right and I became your voice of reason when things seemed to fall apart. You were never afraid to tell me that what I was wearing wasn't cute and I wasn't afraid to egg you on to drink more, so you could be my form of entertainment for the night. I have never met some one as caring as you. We did everything together, like getting stuck in the snow or getting in car accidents in the church parking lot to taking endless pictures to making sure we both got our best sides. We never failed to make light of the situation no matter what was going on and we always found a way to laugh at the hardest of times. Our friendship just fit, and now I find myself wondering how I survived all of the years prior to college without you.
So I just wanted to say thank you; thank you for loving me when I seem unlovable, for blasting music and singing with me when we both know we should be studying(some more than others). Thank you for laughing at my not so funny jokes just to make me feel better (we both know my jokes are intense...). Thank you for putting up with my little quirks, thank you for allowing me to walk around in my robe and not judge me, but most importantly thank you for being you. Thank you for being the most selfless, hard working,caring person I have ever met, because of you I strive to be better everyday. Thank you for simply being my best friend.
College wouldn't be the same without you. You are my piece of home all the way in Michigan. So here is to where life takes us next, whether it be on the wrong freeway to Flint, Michigan or on the back roads on the way to Detroit, I know that no matter what it will be the best times of my life because you will be by my side. I couldn’t thank you for everything in this letter because we both know why.
523/214/and where ever we end up next will always stay chilling.
I love you roomie/best friend.
XOXO,
The girl who is thankful I got “stuck” with you(as your family would put it)
