This is probably the last post I will write while sitting in the first home we had together. The last time I will write from Pullman. It is so bittersweet. All of it. If you had told me two and a half years ago that I would be sad to leave this place I would have laughed. Today, I'm much more than sad going into our final week here. As I reflect on our time all I can think about are the AMAZING people we have come to call friends here.
Kyle met this ridiculous group of guys right off the bat. All I heard was "Justin this.." Justin that. Then came Nate and Brady, Nick, John, Chuck, Sanders, Giesman, Evan, Riley and Stefan. I know I'm forgetting people, but these are the guys that I got to know most as well. I was so nervous to meet everyone and I imagined them talking about math and weird engineering problems. Sorry boys, judged you wrong! Kyle made some great friends and to my surprise so did I. These guys have made us laugh, supported us, and made our college experience worth every penny. It would not have been the same without them. Not one bit. And lucky for me, some of these guys have wonderful girls in their lives that we became friends with. Emily, Brittani, and Jenna you have made my time here fly by. Brittani you are the most down to earth girl I think I have ever met. Your smile is contagious and my life is brighter because of you. Em, I am so excited that I get to live in the same zip code as you again soon. You are so caring, and it was so good to have you around with all those boys. Jenna, I wish I would have gotten to know you sooner! But I can say that Kyle and I will be friends with you and Nate(and the gang) for years to come so we will make up for that.
My first semester at WSU...I was nervous and so unsure about meeting new people. I walked into what I now look back on as my all time favorite class, and sat down at a table full of gorgeous girls. My first thought was oh no, they are totally sorority girls and I'm going to regret my seat choice. There I go being absolutely wrong again. Julie and Rach, you were my first close friends here. I cannot begin to tell you how much you have meant to me. Julie, you have made me laugh even on the worst day. You always know what to say and I never once worried about being real with you. You are a true friend and I can't imagine my life without our crazy antics. Rach, my coffee friend. You have the biggest heart and the sweetest soul. You always asked about my life and knew what was going on and we became friends at such a deep and unexpected level. Sisterwife I'm going to miss you a tremendous amount. I'm going to miss all of the Duncan girls. Emi, Shannon, and Christine you girls made me feel like an honorary roommate and Lord knows that was a good break from living with a boy sometimes! You are all so beautiful and I can't wait to see where life takes you. I grew up surrounded by boys for the most part, and being married to an engineer only added to the testosterone in my life. My time with you was so needed and appreciated. I am going to miss it. I didn't expect to come to college and find a group of girls that I loved so much.
Taryn and Steve: well we met this adventurous pair in our stairwell I believe. They lived right across from us, and as fate would have it one day Taryn locked herself out. We started talking and found out they were married the day after us. We ended up joining their soccer team (which is a whole other list of awesome people we met here), and spent more and more time together. I would say the icing on the cake was when we had to call Steve to pull our jeep out of the mud. From then on we went on our adventures all together. I honestly believe that in that short amount of time we met our married couple lifelong friends, because there is such a thing. When you miss someone so much you fall asleep watching a movie together over skype...well that's when you know it's a friendship worth keeping in my book. Especially when it's a disney original. We can't wait to come adventure with you in England/Europe...miss you guys!
Last but certainly not least is Ashlee. I hired Ashlee then quit being the manager and convinced her to be. She has become not only my Pullman best friend, but one of my best friends in any zip code. Ash, thank you for being there, no matter what. Who would have thought I'd be friends with a red head and a "housewife"? Life has some pretty great surprises, and you have been one of my favorite.
WSU you had your way with us and gave us some ups and downs, but certainly left us with a thousand memories for the books. We had the most incredible college experience and we owe a lot of that to all of you. Definitely not goodbye, just a see you later. Go out and change the world...and hey, GO COUGS “You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does..." -Tom Petty
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