G's Blog: Fun break and New semester

Monday, January 16, 2012

Fun break and New semester

A lot has been going since I last wrote. The Christmas break went really well. Finished well in my classes and finished strong in my workouts. My break consisted of a lot of football, ping-pong, applications, workouts, and some modern family episodes. At the beginning of the break I went to some friends Deb ball, which was really fun and I got to visit with some people I hadn’t seen in awhile. Then all my mom’s side of the family was together on Christmas Eve like we always do. White Elephant exchange was fun and it was good be around everyone. My grandmother cooked a great dinner too. Also went to Billy Bobs to see one of my buddies play.

I also went to a conference in downtown Fort Worth. Saw and met some great people. A group went to South Dallas to help reach out to kids by just playing sports with them. We started with a football game as soon as we got there and after a little bit I definitely started getting competitive, but we had a great time. Every one has a platform to make and impact, its how you use it that matters. Came back to Nola to help out with the Saint Bernard Project that helps victims of the hurricane get back into homes. Fun to be back in New Orleans and Boston College has come down the past three years to help out specifically with the project. We had dinner as a group and then got to hang a little bit afterwards. After that I came back to Fort Worth for my friends wedding. I had a good time and got meet some neat people who knew some of my other friends. Always fun to make those connections.

I also finished my application to UT Austin for my masters. Very excited about that and some of the other options I am working on. Now I am back in Nola and I start classes and practice tomorrow. Can’t wait to get rolling and looking forward to a great semester and seeing what God has planned.