Oh Hey! and Housing!

Dear world, I'm sorry it's been so long since we last talked!  I've missed you!  I hope you're well!

Well, now that that's over with, on to the topic of the day.  HOUSING!!!

More specifically, the people that I worked with last year.  I already wrote a post about My Kids but my description of my housing experience would be hugely incomplete if I didn't talk about my staff.  This week people will be moving into housing, so I felt it was time for a mushy post about my amazing staff :).

Thursday, to a residence hall near you.

I only have a few pictures of my entire staff together, but here are the two that I could find:

The Fall 2013 staff

I met these lovely people right when I needed them.  They were, in every way, godsends to me.  I was healing from some personal things and they helped me heal in more ways than I can say.  I had long, late into the night conversations with many of them.  Each one of them holds a very dear place in my heart.  They all know what each of them means to me, as I wrote them various letters to that effect (PS, I LOVE writing letters).  My feelings towards them remains unchanged, except perhaps to deepen.

If they taught me anything, it was how to love unconditionally.  Each of them was wholly accepting of me with my flaws and faults.  It wasn't because they didn't know me, but because they did, that they cared about me.  Many of them opened up to me in turn.  I was served and served them in return.  I learned about teamwork, conflict resolution, friendships that can last forever, and true love among friends. 

The Spring 2014 staff

To say that they changed my life wouldn't even begin to describe the effect they had on me.  They, unknown to them, molded me and shaped me into something wonderful.  I owe a lot of who I am to these fabulous people.

If any one of them could be picked out, it would be my supervisor.  She was incredible.  She became my best friend, confidant, counselor, mamma bear, and mentor.  I can't speak more highly of her.  She is absolutely incredible.  It got to the point that we would spend a long time just chatting in our one-on-ones because we liked spending time together chatting.  Invariably Macklemore would play off her spotify playlist during our meetings (we wouldn't end them until he came on).  I, to this day, can't hear Macklemore without thinking of my incredible friend.

To those working for housing, your staff can be your family.  Mine was.  I owe so so so much to them.  I LOVE YOU ALL! :)

For those of you living in residence halls this year, if your RAs are anything like we were, they'll worry about you constantly, talk about you, and try to make your lives as good as they can be.  Be nice to them :) AND DON'T DRINK ON CAMPUS!!!! :)