Kenna's doing some crazy biology studying, Kensey's tackling chemistry with Kevin as usual, and Shawnee's actually taking a nap, which only happens once every 19 years. And I'm sitting on the couch doing nothing...besides feeling incredibly and irrevocably happy.
Having these roommates has been everything to me. I can't imagine being with anyone else at this point in my life and I wonder how things would have turned out had I made some different decisions only a year ago. I highly doubt I would have burned a sink, jumped off a hay bale, or stolen apartment doors with anyone else.
Kenna is the only other person I've met who can watch "Cats" and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" without popping a blood vessel. She's my reminder to blow things off and to be inhumanly chill. Only Kenna can stop while on a walk through a field and say, "Have you ever really looked at grass? Can you imagine the world without it? It's so cool!" Despite the fact that when she says things like this I'll turn to her and laugh my head off, I admire her talent to stop and point out the things that should be obvious which oftentimes aren't. Not to mention her amazing dance skills.
Then there's Kensey. I never knew how loud silence really could be until I met her. When she's not home, all sounds are gone; she is totally and completely a sonic boom. Her volume and knack for having fun make everything incredibly exciting. Sunday school is like a trip to Lagoon. Kens may be crazy and wild, but she also has a strong testimony. Even if she doesn't fully realize it. We get up every morning to read our scriptures together because of her encouragement.
And of course there is Shawnee, the one I've known "for longer than forever." At least it seems like it! Her good example and ability to make friends anywhere makes her vital to our apartment. From stalkers to snakes, we always have something interestingly funny going on with her here. She's the only one who has really seen me cry and we're going to keep it that way. I'm so grateful to have her here to help me through hard times.
My roommates are pretty flippin' sweet. This year has already been wonderfully strange, hilarious, spiritual and full of hot founding fathers. It breaks my heart to think about it ever ending, but I now have a clearer understanding of my future because of them. Kenna, Kensey and Shawnee will always be my Nacho soulmates :)
