Thanks to Karen for this gratitude- inspired trip down her friendship-filled memory lane!
I don’t know where I’m going to be in ten years from now, nor do I know what I’m going to be doing with my life. I know that scares a lot of people, but not me.
I don’t know where I’m going to be in ten years from now, nor do I know what I’m going to be doing with my life. I know that scares a lot of people, but not me.
Four years ago I was just finishing high school, not
knowing what was in store for me. I knew
I would be attending Brock University, and I knew I was going in to become a
teacher but I had no idea I would be at such a good place in my life. My experience at Brock has made me more open
minded, more joyous, more appreciative of the little things, and I would like
to say it has made me an all around better person. But I am most thankful for my roommates, the
girls that I now call my best friends, sisters, soul mates, shoulders to cry
on, and girls to share all of my secrets with.
In university you meet all different sorts of people…
some nice, some mean, some with completely different views to yours, some who
you bond with right away. I was lucky
enough to meet a group of girls that I would do anything for.
Looking back on all the memories these past four
years, I don’t think about my time spent in lectures, seminars, or
studying/writing endless amounts of papers and exams. What sticks with me the most are the millions
of drunken memories, the late nights staying up watching Friends and Sex and
the City, and the conversations that usually started with us talking about our
days, but ended up with deep conversations about life, the fact that we believe
in aliens, why society is so messed up and most of all… guys. Obviously.
Despite all the lessons I have learned throughout
university, some of the most important ones are these:
1.
Sometimes, you meet your sisters at
the age of 17.
2.
Cleaning is 100 times more fun when
you’re doing hilarious dance moves
3.
The question “what happened last
night?” will go unanswered 9 times out of 10
4.
Every weekend is a long weekend
5.
All assignments can be completed the
night before
6.
Best friends tell each other
EVERYTHING… down to the very last detail. (I’d be amazed if you could find something they
don’t know about me)
7.
The best ab workouts come from hours
of late night laughing
8.
There is nothing a bottle of wine, a
bowl of popcorn and some hugs can’t fix.
Unfortunately, leaving Brock and moving on to teacher’s college in Hamilton has been an extremely difficult process for me. It means moving back home, commuting every day, and most of all… it means I won’t be living with my best friends anymore. Despite endless amounts of sadness, my MOG came to me when I realized that I will be taking a part of each of these girls with me, and that there will never be a day where they aren’t still my best friends. This rare type of friendship doesn't come around all that often, so I am extremely grateful for the friends that Brock University has brought my way. I know that when we are thirty we will be each other's bridesmaids, when we’re forty we’ll be babysitting each others kids but still tearing up the town, when we're fifty we will be having coffee dates and taking each other to doctors appointments, and when we're eighty I know we will be trying to knock each other out of our wheelchairs, doing wheelies, twerking with our canes, and reminiscing on these past four years when we first became family!
Unfortunately, leaving Brock and moving on to teacher’s college in Hamilton has been an extremely difficult process for me. It means moving back home, commuting every day, and most of all… it means I won’t be living with my best friends anymore. Despite endless amounts of sadness, my MOG came to me when I realized that I will be taking a part of each of these girls with me, and that there will never be a day where they aren’t still my best friends. This rare type of friendship doesn't come around all that often, so I am extremely grateful for the friends that Brock University has brought my way. I know that when we are thirty we will be each other's bridesmaids, when we’re forty we’ll be babysitting each others kids but still tearing up the town, when we're fifty we will be having coffee dates and taking each other to doctors appointments, and when we're eighty I know we will be trying to knock each other out of our wheelchairs, doing wheelies, twerking with our canes, and reminiscing on these past four years when we first became family!
