“I don't need to pay a therapist to give me crap. I have a roommate that does it for free.” -Ally McBeal

Some songs I've loved listening to lately...
  -Sean Hayes- Garden
  -The Script- For the First Time
  -Sean Hayes- Never Alone

Now, for the good stuff!

Roommates.

One of the biggest blessings of my year has been some dang awesome roomies! It has been one of the most interesting thing because we are all soooo very different but we have such a great dynamic. The biggest problem we've had is that our kitchen is constantly a wreck...but none of us really care so...NBD!

I want to dedicate this blog to my four roommates. They have blessed my life, made me a better person, and I think they've added years to my life by all the laughter and smiles they've brought me this year!

Here are their profiles, from yours truly! haha

Allison Grace Harrell

Love Language: Physical Touch (owww!owww! haha jk)
Personality: Allie is pretty chill most of the time...but then, out of nowhere, she gets a burst of extreme excitement and weirdness.. which is one of my favorite things about her. She loves good, intentional conversation. She is one who will be honest with you and straight up no matter how hard it may be. She keeps me in line.
Loves: Allie love sports, journaling, and going to It's a Grind for hours. She is a huge math geek and wants to be a high school math teacher and volleyball coach. She's one of the smartest chickies I know. BIG O' BRAIN, YA KNOW!?!?! haha
How we are connected: Allie and I met at Impact Camp when this girl came up to me and said, "Hi! I'm Allie! Want to meet people with me?" Of course, I hopped right on board. We rode on the bus there and back together, talked about sororities and she said "You are FOR SURE a ChiO, trust me" when I was telling her I wanted to be a TriDelt. Told you, she'll say it how it is! We also both have a love for sports, so that is another bond we share pretty deeply. If there's a game, we'll be there! ;-)

Alexis Constance Collett

Love Language: Words of Affirmation
Personality: Oh, Alexis. Who doesn't know her personality? haha She is the most encouraging, intentional, sweet girl I know. She has such a love for others and you will always catch her having an awesome deep heart to heart with someone. She is someone I can go to with my deepest sins and struggles and she'll be a prayer warrior for me and keep me accountable. Lex is probably the 2nd most chill person in our house after Allie, but she too has a fun, sassy side. Just watch her dance! GO GURR GO GURR!!!
Loves: Alexis loves deep conversations where she can see your heart. She loves Greek food (p.s. Alexis is Greek) and she loves to play sports and compete! She is a finance major and will be working at Pine Cove this summer where she'll serve as a senior counselor!
How we are connected: Alexis and I became best friends our freshman year during Songfest practice. Songfest is our philanthropy for ChiO and our baby pledge class does the opening act for the show. Alexis and I LOVE to dance, so we were front row center together! haha We always laugh about that, but we first bonded over rockin' it on stage.

Julie Anne McCaleb

Love Language: Gifts (Get ready, Kerr! haha)
Personality: Julie McCaleb is a ball of fire and fun! She constantly makes me laugh. She has so much energy and joy for life and it is absolutely contagious. Julie is one of those girls who you never have to think what she's wondering, she'll just say it! She is so secure in herself and if you like it or not, Julie is Julie! Man, I love that about her. She loves serving others as you will see by her "Loves".
Loves: Julie loves serving others. :) She started this thing called "Art in the Park" where she gets kids from low-income neighborhoods and takes them to the park to do art projects and learn about Christ. She loves being girly and cooking, but most importantly she loves her MAN!, Kerr Joseph Friedman, who she will be marrying in August!!!!
How we are connected: Julie went to Baylor, but got her head on straight and transferred her junior year. One of my best friends, Brooke, got to know Julie really well and I got to know Julie at first through her. Our first big bonding time was going to Baylor together to see "Sing". We are also connected because we have "Barbarian Days" together, as you can read about farther into this blog.

Kenzie Louise Chesnut

Love Language: Service
Personality: Kenzie is quirky. She is one of the most unique people I know. Kenzie loves to figure people out and analyze personalities. She also loves being a connector. She loves bringing people into groups and making them all mesh and come together. She is very outgoing and is probably the most genuine person I know.
Loves: Kenzie loves discussing life. She does NOT love sports, which i don't get. Kenzie loves being roommates with me (we live in the same room) haha. Kenz likes art, fashion, design, photography, anything that keeps her creative juices flowin! She also loves mentoring younger girls and investing in the lives of others.
How we are connected: We got to be best friends our junior year through being pledge trainers together. We're still not sure how we never really hung out before that because we just CLICK! We are also both very goal oriented people so we bond by making goal sheets with each other and making sure we accomplish them.

And yes, you guessed it. My love language is quality time. Our house makes up the 5 love languages. Isn't that weird? How do we get along so well? We've definitely learned how to love each other well in our own individual ways. I love these girls and have such great community with them!

Yay for GURLFRANS!