During my senior year in college, I shared a house with five other women. Four of us met each other in the dorm where we lived during our freshman and sophomore years; the other two were friends from outside the dorm. The six of us had a blast!
I’ve seen Eileen and Leila several times over the years, and the three of us had a roommate reunion in Madison with Lin in 2014. It was so much fun, we had another one today. In the past year, Eileen “found” Carol and might have found Barb–we’re still waiting to hear if her message went to the right Barb. Today’s lunch was even more fun than our 2014 get-together, so we decided to make this an annual event. I hope next year, there will be six of us at the lunch table.
Fall 1968–dinner in our Orchard Street kitchen. L>R: Lin, Leila, Eileen, me. Carol took the picture. Aren’t we the healthy Dairyland girls–all drinking milk for dinner.
Christmas, 1968. We put up a tree in the living room. Look how happy we are to be together! L>R: Leila, Carol, Eileen, Lin. It was my turn to take the picture.
June 1969–graduation day at the University of Wisconsin. L>R: Eileen, me, Kathy, Lin. When Barb got married during our senior year, Kathy took her place in the house. She was already a registered nurse, and didn’t attend UW. Leila got married two days before graduation, so she wasn’t at the commencement ceremony. (I got married five days after graduation.) I don’t remember why Carol isn’t in the picture.
Zoom forward to September 2018–49 years after we graduated, and still having fun together. Back row L>R: Eileen, me, Carol. Front row L>R: Lin, Leila.