Kirsten Williams

I can honestly say one of my biggest fears of coming out to Utah for college was making friends. I've always been a pretty shy person, so I thought it might be hard for me to be myself right away in a totally new environment. When I got here I tried being optimistic about my house when I first saw it. I was a little discouraged when the first girl I met was so much older than me. Another girl was moving in that day as well. I was so relieved when I met Kirsten. First of all, she was the same age as me, and she was normal looking. I think in the back of my mind I expected all the girls to be total Molly Mormons. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I knew I'd be able to be boy crazy and just crazy in general with Kirsten. Although I was still kind of nervous she wouldn't like me, because she wasn't the typical person I would hang out with. Or maybe I wasn't the typical type of person she would hang out with. We had the house to ourselves for less then a week, I guess, but it was what seemed like forever. We didn't have anyone to hang out with, but I think we made it pretty fun.

We went on adventures all around Salt Lake, well at least within the areas her dad told her to stay in. She very quickly became my best friend. She helped me do my first load of laundry! There really isn't much we don't do together. We have classes together, we have sleepovers almost every night, and we even work together! I love her carefree attitude and the fact that she is always herself and she doesn't care what others think. She has taught me a lot and I've shared a lot of cool experiences with her. I mean how else would I know about He is We?! I should be glad she even puts up with me, because I know at times I can be a pretty crappy friend, as well as dramatic, and overly sensitive. Kirsten is my best friend and I'm so thankful for how quickly we became friends. She made being so far from home a lot easier. Today is our three month friend-aversary and because of me we didn't celebrate. :( But I still love you, Kirsten! <3