Dear Roommate

                I hope you don’t snore. My brother snores and I can hear him from across the hall. One of the things I’m looking forward to in college is a snore-free sleeping environment. However, if you do snore, I’ll definitely be willing to buy you some of those strips that you put on your nose to help you breathe. Or, if that makes you uncomfortable, I suppose I could get myself some ear plugs.

                I’m planning on bringing a lot of quilts too. I’ll share them with you – you’ll find they’re very warm and comfortable. In winters in Minnesota are freezing, so I’ve acquired many blankets. My favorite one is the size of a football field and it’s made of ten different colors of polyester. You’re not allowed to use that one, but any of the other ones you can. It’s not that I’m selfish; it’s just that it smells like my cat and you probably don’t want to smell that.

                Are you one of those people that keep all of their shoes neatly lined up against the wall? Well, I’m not. I like to walk into my home, kick my shoes off, and let each one fly wherever it wants to go. I don’t think it’s my job to dictate where my shoes go. If they want to sit on top of your things, I hope that you respect their wish to do so. But if it really bothers you, I guess you could ask them to move onto the cold, hard floor. And would you want to move onto the cold, hard floor?

                Sometimes I get really homesick. That happened to me at camp once. I started bawling and rocking back and forth like a baby. If that happens, don’t worry. If you sing me soft lullabies like my mom used to, I’ll usually stop crying.

                Oh, and this is important. Make sure I take my medication, because if I forget, then weird things might start to happen. We’re not really sure what it is yet; my doctor is still looking at the blood work. Don’t worry though, it could just be asthma.

                I’m really looking forward to getting to know you! I’m friendly and I love to knit hats and make sock puppets. I’m really easy to get along with, so we should definitely hit it off. As long as you don’t snore.

Sincerely, Cosette