Roomate Most people say college is where you meet your lifelong friends. If it wasn't for me attending the University of Iowa to continue my softball career, I would have never got the chance to met who I now call my best friend. Not only do I call her my best friend, but also my roomate.
The day Abby and I met will be something I will remember forever. Abby is from Minneapolis, Minnesota who is also playing softball at Iowa. It all started when we had to report to Pearl Field for our official visit and watch the Hawkeyes take on Kirkwood Community College. There, all the incoming freshman softball players gathered as we introduced ourselves. As the game went on, Abby and I sat together telling each other more about ourselves and our interest. It turned out that most things we had in common except wanting to marry a farmer. Abby proceeded to tell me that she wanted to find herself a farm boy while she was here at college. She said she has her whole future planned out including who she's going to marry, how many kids she is going to have, and what kind of car she is going to drive. For me, coming from Illinois where my house is surrounded by corn fields, I wasn’t necessarily interested in marrying a farmer.
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