Seven Years Ago....

Seven years ago.... I left Irvine for the wonders of college. I had no idea what to expect. What I found blew me away.

Seven years ago.... I helped cheer the Yotes onto Conference Victory

Seven years ago I lived in the greatest dorm ever with some of the greatest people ever.

Seven years ago... Kristen, Rebecca and I were triplets, having all classes but one together.

Seven years ago... we celebrated Thanksgiving in the dorm family style.

Seven years ago... I had the best roommate ever. Who cleaned. Which was nice. Plus she has a pretty smile.

Seven years ago.... Brittany and I wrote ransom notes to the boys on V3 after we stole their posters.

Seven years ago... Kirbi came to visit me twice!

Seven years ago... we had a Viking funeral for a suicidal fish.

Seven years ago... Molly, Mariah, Megan and I met Warren Barfield and heard TobyMac and Third Day.

Seven years ago... Ariel, Megan and I pretended to be Charlie's Angels with pool cues.

Seven years ago.... Megan and I decorated Boone after midnight on Halloween.

Seven years ago, my friends shoved my birthday cake into my face.

Seven years ago... I got to work "backstage" at a concert.

Seven years ago... we held numerous dance parties in the second floor hall of Voorhees.

Seven year ago... I was Ambassador of the Year and took hundreds of kids around campus (and was dubbed Tour Guide Queen by John Reuter).

Seven year ago...Megan and I threw a Superbowl Party (the year of Janet Jackson infamy) and then decided we didnt' want to invite anybody. We were eating leftovers for weeks.

And seven years later, I am astounded and in awe of all the friends from college that I still have. On Friday night, Kristen and I went out to Star to join Mariah, Ariel, Ann, Stephanie, and Erica for dinner since Mariah was in town. I hadn't seen Ariel or Stephanie since graduation and what proceeded after dinner was a long three-hour memory session. Ann, Ariel, Steph and I were all in Voorhees and Mariah, Erica and Kristen were all in Finney so there were loads and loads of stories. With seven people sitting around, one person just had to mention the name of someone we had gone to school with and within seconds, someone else had a story or a memory or an update of where they were right now. There was so much laughter and reminders of crazy times, memories, good experiences and nostalgia.

The next day Kristen and I went to the Boise Farmer's Market and then Art in the Park. For lunch, we met up with Mariah, Kenzie and Lindsey and had a delicious meal of pizza and salads at Flatbread (new favorite place!). We went back to the park and after wandering some more, ended up sitting on the grass and having another nostalgic session. The stories and memories seemed endless and it made me realize how blessed I was to have had such a great college experience and such long-term friends.