Au Revoir
by Ashley Ramsey on 07/17/2009 at 3:09 PM
I'm homeless. For now. I packed the last of my belongings into my Honda and said goodbye to my roommates this morning before coming to work. And in the 10 minutes it took me to get from my old residence to Focus on the Family, I realized that I will never again (barring some weird circumstance) have female roommates. And I'm grieving the finality of that a little.
Don't get me wrong; I'm totally psyched to get married. It's just that the finality of this season is sobering.
In two weeks I'll have a new roommate and embark on a completely new "living situation," one that I hear is far more sanctifying than any I've had before. I'd appreciate your prayers in the coming weeks as Brian and I prepare to make our lives one.
In about 10 minutes I'm going to begin my month-long sabbatical, so I need to sign off. I'll send you a WAY from our honeymoon locale (after we get back since I won't be taking my laptop). In the meantime, send us your WAYs. We love seeing where you're from and hearing your stories.
See you in a month!
1. Scott A said the following at 3:47 PM on Jul 17:
Enjoy! =)
2. Lisa Anderson said the following at 3:55 PM on Jul 17:
Ugh. First Ashley, then Suzanne. Soon I'm gonna be stuck with just the guys.
Either way, you'll be missed, Ash, and we'll look forward to your return. Have a great month as you make the transition!
3. DEH said the following at 4:21 PM on Jul 17:
Congrats! May your wedding and honeymoon go smoothly and be enjoyable!
4. Vanessa said the following at 7:05 PM on Jul 17:
Sad to leave behind female roommates? Are you insane?
I can't wait till I'm the only adult PMS-ing in a house! When I lived on my own for a few years, that was when I was most content with my living situation as an adult.
I'm grateful for the roommates that I have now because they are wonderful (I live with my best friend and her mom), but my past four years' worth of roommates have been mostly less than great experiences.
I cannot wait to either live on my own again or to begin a life with a husband. I'm praying that God brings the husband soon.
Really? Missing roommates? Wow. You must have had great experiences!
5. Mishy from SouthBayAreaCali said the following at 12:11 AM on Jul 18:
Awww. Ashley I'm so very happy for you. Congrats, and I hope your wedding and honeymoon are great. Have a great month off. Lisa your awesome, awesome, awesome. :0)
6. Tyler said the following at 7:00 AM on Jul 18:
Congratulations Ashley! We look forward to hearing from you and your Husband.
7. Mike said the following at 6:31 PM on Jul 18:
'Sokay, Lisa. The girls will be back. It's not like they're posting permanently to the French Foreign Legion or something...
:-)
8. BDB said the following at 6:26 PM on Jul 19:
I thought that Au Revoir was a sandwich you buy at Arby's...
9. FutureMrsLarijani said the following at 8:47 AM on Jul 20:
For several years now, I have referred to a husband as a "roommate for life".
I've been living by myself for a little over a year. I can be a little difficult to live with . . . marriage will be interesting.
Fortunately, my fiancé used to be a competitive marathon runner. So, he understands the importance of pacing yourself and preparing to "go the distance".
I'm looking forward to continuing to be loved well by him.
Ashley - congrats on getting to the home stretch to marriage! We look forward to hearing about your wedding adventures, hearing about how your marriage unfolds and what the Lord teaches you.
10. Michela said the following at 8:51 AM on Jul 20:
Ah yes, #4. I felt the same way! I was so glad to move away from my roommates- they were messy, crabby, catty girls that made life way more complicated.
I can't wait to have a "roommate" who won't start crying when I ask him to do the dishes...
11. Mike said the following at 6:37 PM on Jul 20:
You know, you ladies aren't encouraging the single men out there by complaining about how hard women are to live with...
;-)
12. Michela said the following at 11:13 AM on Jul 21:
#11 Don't let us discourage you guys. =) The problem is really just with women living together. I think that at a certain age, women are just ready to have their own household. Throwing several women that are in this phase into a house/apartment is not a very good idea.
Then again, I have 4 girl friends who live in a house together and love it! They are all in their mid-20's. I think the real issues arise with different personalities, different ideas about cleanliness. Oh, and different ideas about decorating. =)
13. Leah said the following at 5:44 AM on Jul 22:
In some ways I wish I'd had the "living with housemates" opportunity, but other times I think I'm glad I avoided it :P I moved straight out of the family home when I got married.
I know from many camping experiences that I couldn't live with most of my girlfriends. A week is the limit. I do know, however, there are some I could live with, and sometimes wish I'd been able to. But it's ok, I get to see them anyway :)
14. geoandromeda said the following at 11:11 AM on Jul 23:
The problem really is that women were not meant to live together for to long when they are equals. God created marriage for man and woman and having lots of female roommates just makes things all confusing. Each wants to be in charge of how clean something is or decorate, there is no system of authority built in. Saying that however I have had great experiences living with 2-12 women at a time, because we recognized that we are all sisters, and that Christ is "Dad".