Te amo mucho mi amigo de mejor de cuarto!

My best friend from college, Emily, is leaving Sunday for a semester abroad in Mexico, and because I'm not able to say "so long" back in Michigan, I thought I could give a little shout out on the blog =) So, here's a post all about you girl! Love you, pab!

We met during Passport the summer before our freshman year. I had gotten the long-awaited card in the mail telling me who my roomate would be, so in true Stephanie fashion, I stalked her online to see if I could get any dirt on her. Turns out, she was super smart and involved in everything in high school, so there was lots to stalk ;) The day we moved into the dorms, I knew I had gotten a sweet roomie. I clearly remember my mom telling me" Just stick with Emily, she'll be a good one" So true.  I am so thankful God put us together in that small room on 2nd Eldersveld!

Freshman year dorm retreat. What a joke. haha. They ran out of beds, and so we tried our hardest to just leave and go back to our dorms, but our RA's didn't approve of that plan. I can't remember if we just revolted and left anyway, or if we slept in our friend Jill's van. Regardless, our RA's freshman year weren't the biggest fans of us because we never wanted to participate in their activities =)

Our dorm room got "papered" by some of our guy friends. So funny.

Sharing our love of food =) After we had gained the freshman 15, we had a "pact" that we would do sit-ups every day, only eat ice cream ONCE a day, and only eat pizza three days a week, as long as we dabbed the grease off haha. Oh dorm food. We discovered our passionate love for the "Brownie Obsession" at TGIFriday's, seeing as we went there like every weekend =)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Celebrating Emmie's birthday. Here's to many more birthday celebrations together!

Such a special friend =) Spring Break in Florida 2006

SE Dorm Banquet 05-06. The only dorm event we did like to participate in ;)

Classy.

80's skating party, sophomore year.

Typical hug

Apparently hanging out in the corn was cool

Em, do you remember what's going on here? hahahahaha

My favorite hang out spot! Can we still have sleepovers even when you and Tone-man are married? =)

We're fun girls.

Celebrating your birthday again?

Visiting Boston our senior year. And Slurpees. Duh.

I love that you fall to the ground just by having your neck grabbed haha.

Finally living together again after a year apart =) Remember how we used to play the same songs over and over in our dorm room and liturgically dance and fart and really hope that no guys would be entering, especially during open hours?

Emily as the smokin hott model/bridesmaid at Cassie's wedding

FLORIDA! Travelling with you is always bound to be a good time. Guys hitting on you left and right, going out to eat every day, getting sweet hotel rooms, going to bed at 10 pm ;)

Get. It. Girl.

 Halloween 2009

Summer's are my favorite with Emily. Lounging by her lake, getting a tan, drinking slurpees, reading books, going for boat rides,and of course the MLC.

She's engaged!!!!

Great friends at my surprise going away party that miss Emily planned.

Besties

Emily, I am so thankful for you! You have made such a positive difference in my life, and I am a better person for knowing you. We have had so much fun living together, traveling together, sharing our ups and downs and growing into who God has called us to be. I am SO excited for your journey to Mexico for the next four months. I know God will use you and stretch you in so many ways, and that you will come away from the semester even better at Spanish (although I'm not sure how that is possible cuz you already rock at it) and just blessed. You have a super exciting year ahead of you, and I can't wait to share it with you, even if we are many miles apart! Love you bia!