Third of Three Generations

The last set of roommates I had moved in months apart from each other. The first one to move in was Ashley.

She moved in during the second week of Sept. '08
(This picture was taken Oct. '08)

Due to the landlord's renovating the single bedroom, it was just the two of us thru the holidays. During the 'snow' season, we made these snowmen. It took a lot of time - the snow was very wet and heavy. But we had a lot of fun making them. We'd often go on walks and try to knock the other person down in the snow.

Ren is in the back, Stumpy in the front

In Feb. '09 Natalie moved in.
(This picture was taken in July '09)

In April, Ashley and I celebrated our birthdays together (they are 3 days apart).
It was fun. We had sloppy joes and tater-tot 'cake'. As you can see in the picture, the cake really turned out to be a mound of tots. We used the toothpicks to try to get the shape of a cake, but it didn't work ;) Luckily, it still tasted super yummy!

July '09 was the only time the three of us were home long enough together to get this picture taken.

In August '09, while I was on a trip to Wyoming, Ashley moved back home. Natalie also moved back home shortly thereafter. I have been by myself ever since (and absolutely LOVE it!).

Living with these two was, in some ways, more of a challenge than living with Seini and Amber. I discovered what it would be like to live with myself - one of them reminded me of myself way too much. It was a struggle most days to not fight with her. We did have our great times and good laughs, but it was not as frequent as I would have liked.

Points of Interest:

• One was from North Carolina, two from Alpine
• One worked at a school, one worked at River Woods Senior Living, one was a hair stylist
• One was 20, one was 22, one was 29
• One had gone to school for her pilot's license
• We all had strong personalities and sometimes found it a challenge to be understanding of each others' difficulties
  

2010 update:

• One still lives by herself :)
• One has passed away (Dec. 20, '09)
• There is really not a lot of contact between myself and the other one since she moved

As I was typing up these posts, I realized that I maybe should have done them on the same day. It seemed to me that with each group I did, I lost a little of what I had intended... or maybe I did what I was supposed to have done/said about each 'generation'. Who knows.

This I do know: I have learned things from each group that I could not have learned from any other circumstance. There were unhappy times, but many more happy times and good memories that have come from each experience. I have been blessed to know so many good people and have grown so much since knowing them. I am grateful for the opportunity I have now to be living by myself. I am not really looking forward to any new roommates (especially if they're 10 years younger than me!), but I trust that God knows best and if/when someone moves in, then it's supposed to be. Until then, I will continue enjoying my time ;)