Roommate Needed, Or Is It A Soulmate?

As we wind down senior year, it is time to find a college roommate. For any of
you that have ever tried online dating, trust me when I tell you, this is an
identical process!

One has to wonder though, while filling out the questionnaire, if they are
looking for a roommate or a soulmate. It starts out simple enough, your name,
state where you're from, religion, and then it gets down to the nitty gritty! Do
you party? Thank goodness the no box got checked on this one!  

Do you go to bed late? Wake up early? Honey, let them know you are like a senior citizen, not a senior in high school, you go to bed early and you wake up early. There has to be someone else boring out there too, right?  

Do you need quiet to study or are you okay with a lot of noise? Well I imagine this is where headphones come into play. What is your major? Are you going to pledge a sorority?  Are you messy?

MOM! WHAT DO I WRITE? Write that although you're not a slob, you tend to be a
bit relaxed with your personal space, in other words, a slob! But really, aren't
all 18 year old girls? How many other moms are counting down the days where you are not picking up wet towels, shoes, clothes, and let us not forget plates with food from the beginning of the year? I see you all now, waving both arms high in the air, frantically at that!

I've told my daughter many times that the college years are the time to start networking, these are the kids that perhaps you will work with one day, offer your name up for a great job or even find your husband. So began the search. 

Look mom, she looks good, let me see, wow, she's adorable! Let's stalk her on
Facebook, we pulled her up and when I tell you from the neck down there was not
an inch of skin not tattooed! Folks, it's not often I'm speechless.... well mom,
I can network with her, not into Charlie's Angel's but perhaps Hell's Angels,
laughing I said, I bet she's nice though, this is where we throw in the benefit
of that mom doubt, right moms? Rooming with someone different from you may even result in tremendous personal growth dear. 

Dear lord, please don't make me eat my own words!  Moving right along to door  number two,  look mom, she's from the south, (bless her heart), she's a lot like me, really, an early riser and a slob? Perhaps you'll both wake up early and clean your room for my next visit?

Insert teenage eye roll here! Bachelorette  number two, do you eat grits for
breakfast?  You're a shoe in with this mom if you answer yes!  Honey, don't you
kids talk to each other before committing to a roommate relationship? Eye roll
number two here, why? I guess, I mean, I'm sure you will be texting each other
from two feet away in your room that's the size of a closet anyway. Can you get
her number? Why mom, do you want to speak with her mom? Why, now that you mention it..... It's not a date mom, Isn't it? It's a year long date at the minimum
honey, living with your sister is one thing, you've always had your own door to
slam, what will you slam at college? You know how girls can be! Oh, I've got it
I said, get a guy roommate, he'll protect you, no fighting, won't care how you
decorate, your socks will smell the same....MOM! What? I bet he'll have some
cute friends too! Mom, why can't you be serious for one minute? I am, I am
serious! DAD! Can you come here PLEASE!

While, the KSU roommate search is on, or to put it another way, my daughter
is a friend request away from finding the perfect gal to live with, I'll say
this, the gal that gets my daughter as a roommate in the fall of 2013, will be one
lucky gal! You'll have a friend for life, well, that is, if you go to bed and wake up
early! On a final note here, new roomie, I need your number in my contacts and you best answer when this mama calls!

KSU mom of 2017!