best.roomie.ever

Ericka Shantel Ahleen
She was my first roommate
Ever.
She was my first friend in St. George
She changed my life
She took me into her family and let me become one of them
I was there for Sunday dinners, Easter and randomly in the middle of the night
I was always invited to birthday dinners

I took my first trip to Mesquite with her
She won a free bingo game and stamps
I bowled
And met the China man

She woke me up for class
Every. morning.
Even when I tried really hard to pretend to be asleep

She laughed when she came home and I was still watching TV in the front room
Most likely Grey's or Law and Order

She knew when I got depression and was right there for me
Even though at that point we were still "just roommates"

She was always down to do random and funny things with me
Even if she did leave me in the window alone when our boys walked by...

She let me borrow her laptop every day before I had my own

She took me camping and introduced me to her friends
And then WE became friends

We stayed up laughing alllll night, multiple times a week

She was always nice to people
(Minus the 3 weeks we ding-dong ditched the paranoid girls that lived above us)
But oh so worth it!

She helped me ease from "I miss high school and my friends" to "WOW college can be way fun and make new friends"
Including but now limited to Jonathon Sherman Tate
"Okay...you can just call me Channy!"

She ran to the side of my slow walk when we went to spanish
And didn't get mad when I slept in and she had to work with creeper boy

She's always been my partner in crime and by my side for everything

She's open to trying new things and keeps an open mind in general in life

Life with Er consisted of many water fights, wrestling matches, food fights and hot tub runs

We lived life how we wanted
We had fun
We didn't sweat the small stuff

Baby Mama, Just Friends, House Bunny
Always classics

We built forts and burnt wishes
And somehow didn't burn our apartment down

We had the BEST night of my whole life with Dare Night
D2 trumps E2
Always.

California with Mr. Rodgers and the Mutes
and hell on earth with the Jazz jersey in a Lakers bed

Countless bonfires
No one ever caught on fire
And lots of "sex with Dex" ;)
Easy access
Clifford killings

It just needs to be said again...
D2 TRUMPS E2

Crying saying goodbye for China
Crying while we sat on my bed
Crying when she got engagd
Crying when parents had stuff come up
Crying as life threw curves
Crying when life changed

Burnt pizza roles
2 blow dryers to get ready faster
Cheryl
Kum-By-Ya
Forbidden footage
Kidnappings at Wal-Mart
Ster Bear
Er Bear
CRAZY CRAZY Britt ;)
Cruisin in Vicky or Mafia Mobile

Er and I had SO much fun! And I know without a doubt that she was supposed to come into my life right as she did. For as much fun as we had, we had a lot of rough times too and she helped me through PILES of stuff. I will never be able to thank her enough for that.
Dear Er: I know you have a lot going on and probably one of the hardest trials so far, but know that I love you to death and you aren't alone in any of this. Thanks for being one of my best friends and changing my life the way that you have. Long live CHER!