No, she's not like a friend from kindergarten or anything-- I don't have many of those left. She's a friend from my first days in Rexburg, Idaho.
It's true. For those of you who met me a bit later (21+), you may not know that I spent the first two years of college in an itsy, bitsy rural town in the Snake River Valley, aka southeast Idaho.
I met Emily when I was sharing a room with a unique sister (who loved the smell of lavender) in an apartment complex called Colonial House, which had a generous parking lot and sea-blue carpet. She was best friends with a girl I met at orientation, one Ms. Stephanie Pearce, and we were casual acquaintances for a few semesters.
Then one day, my best friend and roommate, one Ms. Ali Smith (now Larson) and I saw a flyer at the gym for a program called Talent Board. This illustrious organization coordinated and organized various shows on campus for the student body, showcasing the talents of classmates and peers. Ali and I, looking for a way to meet people, immediately signed up for the informational meeting and were both chosen to participate in the program.
On the day of our first meeting as a board of directors, Emily was there! We said hello and chatted, soon realizing we were basically soul sisters. The rest is history--full of hilarious late nights, Diet Cokes from Horkleys and the affectionate nickname, "The Wind Sisters," due to our love for wind farms and all things recyclable.
Em and I went through semester after semester of ridiculous roommates, bad haircuts, crazy wards and skipped classes. We were always there to make each other (and those around us) laugh. We generally lived life with debauchery in the forefront of our minds and the honor code as a last resort (though we never got kicked out--just sent to the dean.)
There is a small caveat to the story. We lived together a few times, which, I'll be real, wasn't the best plan. We ended up having a few "lost" years, but were recently reunited when our mutual friend Andrew came to visit us in California. That was a huge blessing because it brought us together again!
Also, apartment #104 (this title of this post) is the apartment at Legacy Ridge where we lived together my last summer at BYUI.
That was then...
...and this is now.
Let the hilarity continue!
xoxo
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