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Well, hows everyone doing? Hopefully good. If not, cheer up, things can be worse. My weekend has been..a ride. I was never more excited and ready for a weekend than this one. Last week was just one of those weeks that dragged on and seemed to last forever. Little did I know, the weekend would be longer. Friday night, was ok. I enjoyed company of good friends, so the night was time well spent, however, Bogies, for the first time SUCKED. I dont know why, it just did. Saturday I was woken up by my brother to help him out with some problems he was having, and then we helped Donald fix his scooter and that was about it. I came home and passed out. I woke up around 6 30 and got ready for Jill's mardi gras ball, the krewe of Cypress. Brandon came over and we met the Shelly and Kat at the sorority house and headed off to Plaquemine. We got to the ball, and I was very impressed. Jills family impressed me again with their fun mardi gras antics. Jill was the maid, "a winning season." which meant, she would be decked out in purple and gold, and so would we, bc she represented none other than our great school, LSU. Jill looked beautiful, as usual and the night was well spent with friends and to an extent some family. We decided to come home after the ball, because everyone had to be up early and I had to be at the woman's basketball game for the Mardi Gras Mambo Court. What would happen next, shocked me the most. Most of you whom are close to me, or know me, have had the privelage of meeting my grandmother. Shes as cool as they come. I bring friends over for Mardi Gras, LSU games, anything she is always there to help. The last year or so she has been battling cancer, and last night, the battle was lost. I recieve a phone call this morning from my dad, telling me that she had passed away. I dont know how to react? This is the first time, I have lost a family member in my life. The last time I lost someone was DC, and though we were close, I didnt know him like I knew my grandmother. I guess Im in shock, but I dont know what to say, do or think, but pray and hope that shes ok. We have been expecting this for some time now, but still, her life ended way too soon. After recieving the news, I drove home, bc I had an icky feeling to visit my younger brothers and see how they were doing. Just like myself, everyone seemed to not know how to react. Its still not real to me. Im sure things will hit me later this week during the funeral, etc. So if Im not myself this week, I apologize. I ate lunch with my dad and brothers and chatted. The next part of the day took my mind off of things for some time, which made me happy. I was chosen to be on the Mardi Gras Mambo Court at LSU which was pretty cool. I had to dress up for the game, and met up with Lizzie Schott and a few others on the court to watch the game. They saved us seat right behind the goal, so we had some pretty awesome seats. The LSU Lady Tigers Basketball team is incredible. At halftime we lined up on the court as they called out our names, it was pretty cool. Will Ramsey ended up being king, and Ms. Schott was named queen. The next part was fun. We got a bag of beads and followed the Dirty Dozen Brass Band as they performed a second line to the crowd. The chancellor and I chatted it up and threw some beads to the crowd. Amist all the crap he gets with everything going on around LSU, he is by far a cool man. He cracks jokes and just has a good time, and for him to actually remember his students by name suprises me. After the game, I went to SOT, and then came home to study and go to more meetings. I ended up doing what else, passing out. I have had so much taken out of me the last couple of weeks that it is starting to catch up to me, and I cant control it anymore. I was going to go Zippys and eat with Chrislyn, but never woke up. The night ended with a C-Staff meeting, which Im slowly starting to feel a part of again and then a visit to the Acacia house. I ended up going over there to study, but of course ended up playing Madden, and finding someone else who had already done all the studying to help me out. So this weekend has been long, and hopefully with all that is going on in my life, I can get a break this week. I need your prayers and your help during this time, and I want to thank all of you who have already played a great role in helping me out. Thank you God Bless and Good night.
"For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin---real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one. Happiness is a journey, not a destination..."
-Souza
"For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin---real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one. Happiness is a journey, not a destination..."
-Souza