My college roommate got married this weekend and it brought back a lot of memories from a time that seems very long ago, but actually isn’t .
The hotel we stayed at for the wedding reminded me so much of our college apartment . The primary color decor, the scenic ground level view of the parking lot, the couch that sagged when you sat on it.
There is a simplicity to college living. Ramen for dinner was acceptable, cheese and crackers for lunch not a problem. Late night trips to the diner to eat corn muffins and listen to Delilah were a mist.
Life was easier then and I didn’t even know it. We were too broke to care about labels or fancy things, or who had the bigger house or nicest car. There was no shame in shopping at the thrift shop or being so broke you couldn’t go to the bar till pay day.
We ate pancakes for dinner, even if I burned them. And stole bowling shoes because who wouldn’t want to rock a pair of bowling shoes.
Laughter and a bottle of Arbor Mist were cheap and we made the good times last. We invented our on sorority, the Way Fun Girls. We had theme parties like The Ghetto Fabulous Jam and The White Trash Bash.
We watched our Soaps together every night. Crying when Leo died and singing our silly “Erica Kane’ song when we had a few too many.
We went to Key West for Spring break and felt right at home in the dive bars and with the boys. When I look back I still think that nothing could ever top that trip.
And I tend to think that we were lucky to find each other. Lucky that the three of us fit so well together, so much so that during spring break people asked if we were sisters. Lucky that our lives crossed paths and that together we found our way through those college years.
Remaining girlfriends isn’t easy as you get older. Marriage, kids, jobs, responsibility they all take up so much time. And while we may not always have the time that we used to . We can still share in each others lives, still be apart of those special moments and maybe every once in awhile share a bottle of Arbor Mist and some laughs.
Awww I have some special ladies in my life too. They make things more awesome <3 Love this. And…ARBOR MIST FTW!!!
They make life way more awesome.
It certainly was a perfect weekend for a wedding 🙂
It really was.
Sounds like you have some wonderful friends and share some great memories! Times do tend to get busier as we get older, but good friends and the times we shared with them are always there.
Yes, that is the truth.
I have a best friend I've known since our sorority days, and I talk to her every day. Our lives are very different now, but we still can keep in touch and close and I appreciate that so much..it's important to be tied to your past like that!
It is so wonderful to have a friend like that and to be tied to your past, I couldn't agree more.
You three are so lucky!! Awesome memories, and awesome that you're still close.
It's hard to keep up with friends but we make a good effort and sometimes we may not talk for months but we still find our way back.
You are definitely lucky! Makes me jealous 🙂 I'm glad you have such wonderful friends in your life!
Thank you.
I think that college friends are really some of the best friends. My senior year I was living in an off campus house that just happened to have a "real family" living next door. I remember one spring night we had the windows open and were enjoying some wine and beer before heading to the bars and we were just laughing and laughing and so enjoying each other's company. The next day the mom from next door commented how much she enjoyed hearing our laughter, how it was so joyful. And it was so joyful and so carefree. Congratulations to your friend!
I love this story. We had a family living next door to our apartment and one night during a blizzard we made snow angels in the yard and I think they must have thought we were nuts.
How fun that you've all kept in touch and kept the friendship intact. I have a best friend and an old best friend. The old best friend I only talk to maybe once a year (if that) but I love her all the same and when I do see her it's like no time has passed.
I have a friend like that and we get together once or twice a year. I love that even if things have changed we still find that time for each other.
Y'all look like sisters and are in your hearts, I am sure. Love your dress. Congrats to your good friend!
Thank you, I brought and returned about 8 dresses before settling on that one, it was a labor of love.
How amazing that you are all still in touch! I have a friend who I have known since we were 5 years old. Our lives are hectic now, but we still make the effort and I love that.
That is so fabulous that you have a friend from when you were 5.
I know exactly what you are talking about! I found some really really great girls (there are five of us) in college. Not a one of us lives in the same state now, but we make it a point to meet up (all of us!) at least once a year. We are so lucky aren't we? To have these people in our lives? xo
Yes we are both very lucky.