Thanksgiving Break

The Thanksgiving break was great. My flight got in right on time and I was home! Thanksgiving day consisted of being with almost all of my family. Nana prepared most of the lunch and set everything up for everyone. It does not get much better than family, food, and football. My mom and I met my little brother, who goes to Texas A&M, at the UT-A&M game in Austin later that night. We listened to the Cowboy game (or Saints game depending on who you talk to) on the radio for most of the trip there. Unfortunately the Cowboys lost but I was happy for the Saints. The Texas game was a lot of fun and it was actually a pretty close game. Texas A&M ending up pulling out with the victory though it was not pretty. I ended up staying at one of my mom’s goods friends and it was my first time at her new house. The next day I had a party back in Fort Worth where I was able to connect with a bunch of friends who I had not seen in awhile. It was great catching up and it ended up being a really fun time. I ran on Saturday to maintain my training and some family friends from Arkansas came over. Later that night we were able to see some more family friends at an engagement party where my brother left early and ended calling to tell me that he locked his keys in the car while pumping gas. It was a great Thanksgiving break and after these next couple of weeks of tests I’ll be ready for the Christmas break.

Gearing up for Thanksgiving...

Tulane football beat Rice in a shootout beating Rice in the final minutes 54-49. They play UCF this Saturday and will hopefully get their 5^th win for the season. Tulane Basketball has been doing well. The women crushed Mississippi State last night and the Men will have their first home game this Friday under the new coach. This past weekend, I hung out with one of my friends from Chicago who is also on the track team for most of it. We tossed the ball around, watched some college football, and as he would say “posted”. Everyone is anxious about Thanksgiving break and I am right there with them. I am looking forward to being with my family and catching up. It is my littlest cousin’s birthday today; he is 18 and it’s hard to believe. My grandmother’s birthday is tomorrow, too. As for track, I started practicing for my throwing events last week and practice has been going well. Today I worked on the discus and the pole vault. I also worked on my 1500 race by running a 400, 800, and a 300 with a minute rest in between. It was a busy day, but it was good. The weather in New Orleans has been great and reinforces many of the reasons why I chose to come to Tulane.

October and more...

I went to the Arkansas - Ole Miss game on October 23rd with some friends. It was an 11 hour drive to Fayetville but it was worth the trip and it went by fast. I was able to go to the game with some family friends and it was fun to see a packed stadium. It has also been a crazy month for baseball and I've been watching every Ranger game with great anticipation. The Rangers were able to make it to the World Series but lost in 5 games. I still could not be more excited about how well they did this year. Here at Tulane the weather has started to get a little cooler and its starting to rain a little more. The weather though has been pretty good and the campus looks great as usual. Track practice and morning workouts are getting better and better. Everyone is anxious to start the season. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I cannot wait to see my family. It was also daylight savings today so it will be an adjustment now that the sun will set much earlier. The head of my high school was in New Orleans for a conference so I was able to grab dinner with him this week, which was a nice surprise. Here are some pictures from my Arkansas trip...