This One's For The Roommate!

My Roommate...

There are many different words that you could use to describe her... Beautiful, Strong, Courageous, Intelligent, Straightforward, Trustworthy, Faithful, Strong-willed, Determined, Confident, and I could go on and on! We have a very unique story. I believe we became friends in the summer of '09, but honestly how long we've been friends does not even matter compared to the great friendship I found from that summer! We became friends through our local church youth group, and from there our friendship exploded into me finding one of my best friends! About a year after that my best friend became my next door neighbor! Talk about crazy! We had some fun times hanging out at her house, watching movies til the wee hours of the morning! And the we come to my Junior year of High School and her Senior year... I honestly think it was a rough year for the both of us. We both got caught up in stupid high school girl drama that neither of us wanted. And before I go on, I know what you're probably thinking, there was probably drama between her and her roommate... Wrong! It had to do with other girls! The thing is that we dealt with it in different ways, and ended up withdrawing from each other without even meaning to, but we were never not friends! She had other people there in her life to be there for her in that stage of her life and it was just God's will that I was not meant to be one of those people during that time. I withdrew from pretty much everyone in my class because I wanted nothing to do with them and their stupid drama, and ended up finding another one of the greatest friendships I have ever known. I met CSI Girl! She was my rock that year and we have been like sisters ever since! But anyway, back to the roommate! She graduated high school and went off to college in the grossest town ever, I only say that cause it's like six hours away, and I almost went there for college! Haha! We started talking more and more while she was away and then finally it came time for me to graduate! Praise the Lord! I had lots of decisions to make: where I was going to college, where I was gonna live, where I was gonna work, etc. I had been praying about it for a few months but hadn't received my answer. In the mean time the roommate had decided to come back close to home to go to college and this is where our stories intertwine again! I don't know how else to explain it but as just one day I knew what I was meant to do. God gave me my answer. I was to move in with the roommate and go to college in a town about 15 minutes away from where we live! And I have not regretted that decision since! God really does put you in the right places at the right time! We have become even closer than ever! We randomly have some deep heart-to-hearts and I learn more and more about her beautiful self! God gave me her again because He knew that I needed somebody different in my life than what I had had in high school! I have been so blessed by her these last six months and could not ask for a better friend, confidant, and sister! We went from friends, to neighbors, to roomies, and now sisters! I love you roommate!

Here are some pictures from our many years of friendship! Enjoy!