My Girl Kernder

This girl.

Kendra Lee Burr.

She's all kinds of fantastic.

Wanna know something really neat?

She's going on a mission!!

Sleepover in the family room!

Before I tell you more about Kendra's call....it's story time, kids.

Once upon a time, at the end of Fall semester 2012, my roommate Miriam moved out. JanaLee and I were really sad to see her go, but at the same time were so excited for her decision to serve a full-time LDS mission. As a result of Miriam moving out, Jan & I found out that we would soon have a new roommate; Kendra. We were thrilled to get to know this new, sweet girl that we had heard a lot about from Kendra's and our mutual friend, Stacie.

One Sunday evening, right before Winter semester started, Stacie brought Kendra to a ward activity to officially meet JanaLee and I. Within just a few moments of "hi, I'm Natalie," I completely embarrassed myself and thought that I had scared Kendra off in my flustered, frantic outburst of embarrassment. Well, quite the opposite happened. Within a few days of Kendra moving in, I found out we were kindred spirits (poor JanaLee...she had a handful to deal with!). Kendra fit perfectly into the quirky apartment 226 family. This goes unsaid, but winter semester 2013 would not have been the same without my girl Kernder. I sure learned a lot with this girl!
For example.....

• Pretzels taste really good with cake-batter. Ritz crackers do too, surprisingly. 
• Car rides with windows down and country music blaring is the best medicine for a bad day.
• The sound of opening and closing blinds will never have the same meaning. Ever. Again. (Love you, Jan!)
• Prime Time is at 11:00 sharp.
• Under the sink is an excellent place to hide your illegal goldfish.
• You need to look like a tramp to clean your room.
• "Kissing would be nice, yes?"
• Angry dancing is not complete without open windows, loud music, and canned goods.
• Running in a blizzard is so much more enjoyable while chasing ducks.
• You must always be on-guard. You never know when you might be getting creeped on.
• Captain Hook is SCARY.
• The combination of long days at work, bleach, and old deer meat make for an interesting night.
• Don't take a picture of your roommate while she's on the phone with a certain-someone-someone. It might result in ridiculously hilarious devil pictures that will have you laughing on the ground for 30 solid minutes.
• Late night talks & spontaneous visits from new-found friends make for the best memories.
• Peephole = a creep's best friend.
• Rearranging furniture at midnight can be really fun! Just don't wake up your roommate, or get caught by a burglar. Either way, you might get dead.
• Knock twice, wait 15 seconds. It saved us...sometimes. (Thanks to our friends who introduced us to this little trick)
• It's really gross trying to unclog the shower drain. 
• And, lastly, the corner cupboard in the kitchen is one-size-fits-all.

Anyway, to my main point.

Miss Kendra Burr got her mission call.

She's been called to serve in the Chile Santiago East Mission
entering the Chile Missionary Training Center on September 25, 2013.
SO PROUD OF YOU KEN!!!

I love this girl to pieces.

Sure missing those good old days of Winter semester '13 at apartment #226.

Can we rewind the clock?

Whatever comes our way, life has a whirlwind of adventures in store!

We'll face these new adventures together,

And there is no one else I rather do it with.

So grateful to call her my best friend!

~ Natalie
(AKA Nerderer)