Roommate Love





 

Today I randomly discovered this little note.  It must have been written 10 years ago back when we were roommates.  Since then she got married in Vegas, had two children, and most days is hanging on to dear life due to an insane amount of health problems.  The man she was madly in love with at the time we were roommates has turned out to be an amazing husband.  He was her non-committal boyfriend at the time whose drum set found itself a home in my house until further notice. (I say that  jokingly, I always thought he was a great guy.) But Katie saw in him something she was unwilling to let go of, and it paid off. 

This picture is of her the last time I saw her in person.  She always made time to see me when I was in Salt Lake visiting.  I really appreciated that. 

 

One of my favorite memories of Katie was the year I ran out to get a cake and candles to celebrate her birthday.  When she went to blow out the candles they all extinguished, and a few seconds later they reignited all by themselves.  She looked at me and said, "You bought trick candles didn't you! My family always buys trick candles."  I insisted that I hadn't.  Then I looked at the box.  The joke was on me; in my hurry I had accidentally bought trick candles. It made for a great birthday though.

Way to make me miss you Katie!