Back to School!

                                           X-Ray ^

<-- lil bro laying in the hospital bed

It definitely feels like I have been at school for longer than a 

week though I have not. My break was a lot fun but I wish it 

were longer, ha-ha; but I am sure everyone wishes 

it were. It was an eventful break. I went to the zoo with my 'little' brother Jacori and he came over to play some rock band before I left for school, which was a lot of fun. Interestingly enough the last Friday of my break my brother broke his tibia (shin) playing in a soccer game and I was the only one of my family to be there. He was a trooper even though he was in a lot of pain. He was able to come home after we had been in the hospital practically the whole night. His friends came over and even made him some lunch and later brought him dinner, too. I think everyone catering to him started to spoil him. I left Sunday to go back to Tulane so I said my goodbyes to my family and wished them luck with the new gimp. Gaines later went to the doctor on Monday and found out that he was going to have surgery and they were going to stick a rod in his leg to support his shin...ouch! He took a little longer than expected in recovery but he is now at home, which is a relief. With that said the first week of school has been an adjustment, fun but an adjustment after being a free to do whatever during the Christmas break. My classes are looking good for this semester and it looks like they will be a lot of fun. This morning I woke up and went to practice early so I could eat lunch with a prospective student; but immediately after that I took a look nap, which was probably indicative of the long week that I had. 

Happy New Year!

So far, my break has been phenomenal and I have enjoyed the much-needed free time! Christmas was a blast as usual and I was able to spend quality time with the family on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day, our family opened gifts and later went to a movie with my grandparents. We saw Marley & Me, which was a surprisingly good movie. I enjoyed it much more than I though I would. One of my gifts was Rock Band and at first, I was not too excited about it; but my brother and I have been playing it a lot lately and it is a sweet game. I have also been watching many Bowl games, I watched the TCU/Boise St. game with some of my High School friends who go to TCU. However, I am definitely ready for the Texas/Ohio State game. The National Championship game should be exciting, too. I am looking forward to Florida taking it to that school in Oklahoma. I spent New Years Eve at a friend's house with some friends from High School and we had a good time. I am excited about 2009 and I hope a lot of good will come of the New Year. Second semester should be a lot of fun and I am looking forward to going back to Tulane, though right now I am glad I still have a little over a week left of my break!