I still remember moving all of my belongings into the dorm. We had to take three different cars to fit everything! I remember how big everything looked and how scared and excited I was to be the first one in my family to move away to college. I was the first one of all my roommates to move in so I had the whole dorm room to myself for the night. After we had gotten everything set up in my room and I had to say goodbye to my family, reality kicked in. I remember bawling when they all left and crying myself to sleep that night. I remember feeling so small in that dorm. I felt like I didn't belong and like I would never adjust to it. I wanted to be home with my family and back with my group of best girl friends!
As the week progressed my roommates began moving in and we were given the news that two of the roommates we had been assigned had actually dropped out and were not coming to Utah State anymore. For a few weeks there were only four of us, Ricki Janes, Caitlyn Lewis, Annemarie Grey, and me. Until one day a tiny little girl came to our dorm room and told us that she and her friend would be moving in with us in a few days. BAM Julianne Brough and Lizzy Burns were thrown into our lives :). These girls were the best friends/sisters I could've asked for, they were there for me when I needed them most and I know they always will be even today. I posted pictures to show you how gorgeous all of my roommates are... and I posted pictures after writing about each to show WHO they are.
Ricki Janes (left in picture):
Ricki was my actual roommate... Yes we lived in the same bedroom! Which means on occasion she would shout my name really loud if I was snoring, she would put up with all of my random moods through out the day, she would warn me if Lizzy and Gentry were going to sneak under my bed and try to scare me when I fell asleep, she is my best friend :). I trust this girl with my life. We would get into our random moods, and during that time everything we said was freakin hilarious (we thought). Sometimes we would accidentally dress... the exact same. Ricki is my other half and I have no idea where I would be without her.
Caitlyn Lewis:
Meet the most kind-hearted person you will ever see in your life. I never once saw Caitlyn get mad during the year we lived together, I saw her get emotional but never angry. When Caitlyn and I first met, her whole family walked in to see me wearing nothing but a short bath robe and a towel on top of my head. Caitlyn bust up laughing. She has the loudest most contagious laugh of anyone I know. The night before we had to leave snow hall it was Caitlyn's idea to paint the walls with glow in the dark paint... (it looked legit). She was always saying or doing something funny and entertained us all. I learned a lot from living with Caitlyn.
Julianne Brough:
Julianne is the biggest sweetheart in the whole world. She is very soft spoken, but can be loud if the time calls for it! I remember her getting angry at Lizzy one time and stomping down the hallway after her and I told her she looked like an angry little troll... hahaha sorry Julie. Julianne was the type of girl who could get a date anywhere she went. We would go to the grocery store and she'd come home with two dates, none of us really understood her techniques. Lizzy once said, "Julianne could barf all over a guy and he'd ask her if he could take her out that weekend." She was also the artist. I remember staying up nearly all night with all the girls helping Julie paint a picture of a tree for her art project... that was due in the morning. She's adorable and I love her to death.
Lizzy Burns:
I remember the first time I saw Lizzy, I was standing out in the hallway watching the boys down the hall have a handstand contest and she walked in. The only thing that came to my mind was this girl is probably a stuck up brat and ten bucks says she's my new roommate. Haha Lizzy is drop dead gorgeous. She's also a heartbreaker haha I don't know anyone who hasn't wished they could date Lizzy. After about two days of living with Lizzy I realized how crazy, weird, and fun she is. Her and Julianne were the dynamic duo always doing something that made me laugh. Lizzy came to college equipped with cooking skills, great fashion sense, and an insane amount of craftiness. She was always making something whether it be lamp shades or headbands, she was always busy with something. I love Lizzy very much, and I was blessed to be able to be put into the same room with her, she definitely helped shape the person I am.
Annemarie was our roommate during Fall semester! She was very kind and very quiet. Whenever someone asked about Annemarie we would always tell them the same thing "She's engaged". Haha we all thought it was very cool to know someone who was already engaged. She was very busy with wedding plans and with her Fiance Tom :) but we had some great times together! We threw her a bachelorette party in Lizzy and Julianne's room. Going to her reception with all of the girls is one of my favorite memories, we all had so much fun together and we loved seeing Annemarie and Tom both happy together! (I didn't have any blackmail pictures of her or they'd be up here too)
Annemarie's wedding took place over Christmas break and we received a new roommate... Anna. I remember being scared to have a new roommate because we were all so used to each other. I was also very scared because Anna and Ricki knew each other from a class they had during fall semester and I was scared that Anna wouldn't like the rest of us. I was dead wrong. Anna is also a huge sweetheart. She is pretty much good at everything she does.. no joke.. it pissed me off sometimes. I remember going to play badminton at the field house and Anna beat some girl who had played badminton in China for SEVEN YEARS. The girl is amazing. Anna and I will still be rooming together this coming fall along with Ricki and I can't wait to have familiar faces around again
I had the best roommates anyone could have ever asked for, and we lived across the hall from the greatest boys in the whole world. The first boy I ever met that lived across the hall was Alecc... I needed help opening a jar so I walked over to ask. He was sitting in his chair on his laptop with his shirt off. Surprise surprise.. haha that never changed all year.
Kyle Black, Steve Wilcox, Justin Calder, Eric Winegar, Alecc Quesada, and Riley Davis. I love each of you boys very much you made freshman year amazing for me.
I also wanted to give a shout out to the Snow Hall 205 girls, our room loved you all very much!!!!!!!!
Summer in Logan is definitely different than Fall and Spring semester. I love that I'm an Aggie and I can't wait for my sophomore year here at Utah State University!
LOVE THIS! all of it. also those were the second nicest words anyone has ever spoken about me.
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