Sami and I have now passed our one year anniversary of when we first moved in together.Our History:
Sept 2007: Hopped in the car and drove (what should have been) 13 hours to Rexburg. We quickly made the transition from skeptics of one another to friends. From no fault of her own, Vanessa took us to the edge of California instead of Idaho. Panicked decision making, musicals, and swapping boy stories helped us build our foundation.
Fall Semester 2007: We were, unfortunately, not room roommates, but down the hall roommates. We sported Mario and Luigi for the halloween party, took a ridiculous amount of pictures, drove to Boise and flew home for Thanksgiving together, had numerous bonfires (some of which, involving a couch strapped to the back of a pick-up and Sobe bombs). We also discovered one of our first differences of opinion. Sami being of the opinion that Christmas music and other holiday related festivities should be reserved for Christmas Eve and the day of - - while Vanessa can't help but hum christmas carols beginning in November. We compromised by decorating the first day of December, complete with volleyball sock stockings and twisted tapped lights covering the ceiling.
oh, and this video is what it is. We figured out that it feels really weird to rub our ears together... we thought it also looked funny, so we video taped it to prove our point. It is still impossible for us to watch this movie, or just know that someone is watching this movie without cracking up. =)
Winter Semester 2008: Separated by over 800 miles, Sami roughed it in Rexburg trying not to dwell in loneliness, while Vanessa worked her butt off and tried not to drown in drama. Sporadically calling one another to share the travesties and missing each other.
Summer Semester 2008: Trips galore (Yellowstone, Logandale, Jackson Hole), a lot of men (in and out), turtles here one day...gone the next. Evenings spent lounging in the sun on our sofa on the porch, handlebar bicycle rides, birthdays, and trips to the movies. Always staying up late, sharing stores from the top bunk to the depths of the lower (bat cave) bunk. Mumblings from the top bunk in the middle of the night, sleeping Vanessa often let out half asleep sighs and frustrated exclamations of, "this sucks!" while Sami listened intently to see what other bizzare things would happen while Vanessa slept. Also a few near death experiences followed by a deafening shriek from a concerned friend, "SAMI!!!!!!!!!"
Seven Week Break: Starting the trip off right with a fabulous concert from Rocky Votolato and heading out the next morning for Maryland. We spend a week touring Washington D.C. (including private tours from an official looking, dark suited man), a week being beach babes in Virginia, then off to the Oregon coast with the family "roughing" it in the yurts. Separated for the last few weeks, then finally again, reunited for another Fall Semester as roommates.
