Yesterday, I opened up my facebook page and right at the top of my timeline was a memory from 3 years ago. I had written a post about leaving home and heading off to college at Anderson University and how ready I was to see what God had in store for me. The very last sentence of this post mentioned how excited I was to start this journey with my new friend and roommate.

Now, 3 years later, I am entering my senior year with the same excitement and the same roommate. Over the course of these 3 years, there have been so many things that I have needed to share with her but have always been pushed aside because life got too busy, but there's no better time like the present. So before classes officially start, here is (almost) everything I need to say to my incredible roommate.

Thank You... for being my first friend in a brand new place.Thank you for picking up my clothes, washing my dishes, and folding my laundry (this makes you sound like my mom, sorry). Thank you for listening to me complain about everything and for being there whenever I need to vent. Thank you for not judging me when I go to bed at 10 pm or watch Hallmark movies for 8hrs straight. Thank you for being someone I can count on no matter what. Also, big thank you for buying me hockey merch, cuz you the real MVP.

I'm sorry...for that one time you got locked out our dorm room and I slept through all of your hollering and banging. I'm sorry that I'm such a mess and that I borrow your shoes without asking. I'm sorry that every weekend you come back to bags of trash and a thousand cups of coffee and that I take hour-long showers. I'm also sorry for all the dumb things I'm sure I'm going to do this year.

I believe in you... and in all of your dreams. I see how talented you are by the crazy projects you produce and I know I could never do what you do. I respect all the hard work you have put into your major and all the hard work you have put into your life. I'm so proud of you and all of your accomplishments.

You can handle anything... from impossible teachers, ridiculous projects, and long studio nights to my harmless teasing, the pile of dishes in the bathroom, and a dorm room that looks like a hurricane tore through it. I know you can handle anything that is thrown at you.

I love living with you... even though you go home every weekend and leave me alone in the dorm and the room feels empty and I have to climb up into my bed in the dark because you aren't there to turn off the light. But really, I enjoy our late-night chats and our lunch dates and pretty much every moment we spend together. I look forward to our adventures together even if it's just a quick trip to Hobby Lobby.

I cherish all the memories we have created like that first phone call or when you asked me to be a bridesmaid. I'll never forget those special moments. Anderson University knew what they were doing when they paired us together because I'm not sure what I would have done without you and I will truly miss living with you.

You are the best roommate... because you complement me in every way. I know I can trust you like you can trust me. I can tell you anything and it won't be repeated. We can bounce ideas off each other and come up with something incredible, we can run our drama by one another and talk each other off a ledge, and we can give each other advice that we'll actually listen to. I respect your opinions, even if they are exactly opposite of mine and if it leads to another debate.

We make each other laugh even if we're laughing at how dumb the other one is. We tell each other what we need to hear no matter how difficult it is. We challenge each other. I remind you to keep a cool head and to be open to other people's views and you have taught me that it's okay to be more expressive and that I don't always have to have it together.

You also encourage me to be a bit cleaner (I'm working on that, promise). You have been the absolute best roommate a girl could ask for and I am so happy that you have been mine. And while I have many friends, I have only one roomie.

So, Roomie, we have one final year, and while I'm sure there are 100 other things I need to say to you, this will have to suffice for now. I can't imagine going through college without you. You're stuck with me now. See you soon, love.