Senior Year At MSU

Since my arrival back to America my senior year at Michigan State has begun. Pretty wild first two weeks to say the least. I'm gonna do my absolute best to go through every day the best that my memory allows me to. Monday August 28th, 2008. First day of senior year. Not many words can describe how wierd the feeling was to raise my hand in class when the professor asked who the seniors were in our class. I got over it soon afterwards don't get me

wrong. I have one class on Monday Wednesdays at 410 to 530, two classes on Tuesday Thursdays at 1020 and 410, one online class, and a class that begins in October. I still reside in 618 Evergreen with my three roommates Max Smith, David Shiener, and Marc Crane. It is shaping up to be a pretty incredible year filled with the Booobery and Chillz Factoring.

 

I recently decided to continue playing on the Michigan State Roller-Hockey Team, in quest to win a National Championship my last year of eligibility. We have a great squad with a lot of talent. There is no better feeling for me than to step foot on either the ice or roller hockey rink. My skills although not at my usual premier high are getting better every time I practice, so hopefully by the time the season starts I’ll be ready to put the puck in the net. Some of the players I am truly excited about include Jim Goodliffe, Garrett, and Evan Pomish. As stated prior, I came back to play my final year in the hopes of winning the national Championship and I’ll do whatever it takes to accomplish my goal.

 

My return home before school included a lot of movement back and forth from home to school also involving more legendary dinners and lunches. To start off I’ll begin by saying that I had a great time at Tamakwa but there is no place like home. The night I returned home Bello came over to see how I was living. I relaxed that Saturday afternoon in preparation for my move up to schhol the following day. It was somewhat inconventient coming home a day and a half before my senior year at Michigan State began but its all good. The following morning I woke up at noon and ventured off to East Lansing with my Majjj and Dudley. Upon our arrival stood both Jack and Izzy, the dogs that live next door to me, which ultimately led to Dudley going crazy as soon as he laid paw out of my Majjjs Lexus. I was so happy for Dudley that day because he got to play with bigger stronger dogs. I say this because personally I love playing hockey or any type of sport against, or with, better stronger faster athletes than myself. This will undoubtedly lead me to become a better athlete who can compete at a higher more skilled level. Once I moved everything into my house I ordered some food from Hungry Howies, ate, and flew home to  get ready for Jeffreys party. Finx Da Minx, threw down at Clutch Cargos, and had about 350 people show up. I thought it was a lot of fun although Jeff was anticipating more people to show. I came home that night and hung out with my close friend Kristin whom I hadn’t seen in roughly a year. I drove to school the next day in order to make my first class at 4:10pm. My classes this year have been the poop schwagggles in every sense of the word but at least I’m going.

 

I have had a few big events in the past few weeks up to today. First off, I attended a great dinner at the Smith household in Bingham Farms. I actually showed up a little late for the dinner due to a lack of rest, but I still made it for the 3^rd period, as Barry Melrose would say. I showed up to a dinner table comprised of all Smith family members. This includes the one and only Danny Smith, a former baseball coach of mine at Andover and lifelong mentor in many facets of life. The funniest man in the world, Rick Smith, and his beautiful wife Kate Smith whose household I was at were obviously there. Max’s grandparents Joanne and Don were there as well. Kate soon brought me out a delicious hamburger with mushrooms and burnt onions - it was great. I also had a nice salad and Gatorade to go along with the burger. We all sat at their dinner table talking about anything and everything. I reminisced with Danny about old times at Andover and spoke about my past summer at Tamakwa. Overall it was an incredible experience and conversation with a group of great people, great enough, I feel, to mention this dinner in my blog entry and give thanks to all of the Smiths for being great people to my family and I.

 

This upcoming Thursday I am throwing a party at Dublin Square in East Lansing. It is called The Green Room. My fellow partners are Blake George, Scott Wolf, and Michael Dabish. Should be the chronz bonz. Ill keep you updated and let you know how it goes. 

Hockey starts soon, tryouts just finished. We have a great squad as I stated earlier. Im stoked about it. Kep you updated on everything shortly.