Meet The 7 Girls Next Door

"Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious." - Brendan Gill

Seven girls living in one house, five of which must endure the basement. Seven girls, one house. A brothel, perhaps? Sorority is the next logical guess. But no, we are just seven girls caught in the awkward transition between the years of pent up teenage angst and true adulthood, the glorious figure of 21. We have a few who have traveled to the great beyond of bars and booze, but this isn’t about age or liquor; it is about a family, a collection of seven odd souls under one roof.

We have Chelsea, a budding pre-engaged teacher from Idaho; Stephanie, a bowhunting sprinter from Washington; Lori, a futbol enthusiast whose “hips don’t lie” from Santiago, Chile; Laurel, a culinary database in the form of a 5 foot 2 business major from Washington; Amanda, an almost junior Olympic skier and Taylor Swift doppelganger from Oregon; Maggie—a.k.a me—a sweater-loving bookworm from California; and Jenna, a decoupaging, social justice advocating baker from Washington.

We are definitely an eclectic group, entering into each other’s lives in ways we can’t really remember. It wasn’t the beginning that stuck with us; rather, it is the now. The family we can’t remember not knowing. Hopefully, you may think of us that way too someday. Wake up, and say I don’t even know the first time I read this blog, but it stuck with me.

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.” –C.S. Lewis

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