Mood: Sad...
Listening to: Shades... Chi Omega

Today 1-18-2006

I attended a Memorial Service for a 19 1/2 year old classmate who died on 1-1-2006 after being shot during a robbery on 12-24-2005.

Here is the news article if you would like to read it [link]

Her name is Jennifer Ross... we called her Jenni...

She was one of those people who makes you laugh till you cry (or have stuff coming out of your nose)..

And would hug you just because.

As the service started I told myself I wasn't going to cry... I'm a man I can handle it..

Well about 5 minutes into the video tribute after most everyone had sat down... I started blubbering like a little baby...

I didn't realize by the name in the school e-mail who the person was... but when I saw the video center in on her face I realized it and it hit me like a ton of bricks..

I remember when I met her a couple of years ago it was an inturmural basketball game and I was the scorekeeper..

I had been having a really bad week but thought that the smile on my face covered it up...

Well Jenni could see that that wasn't true she came right up to me and hugged me like we were old friends.. (I had never met her before this)..

The game was so funny the Chi Omega girls really couldn't play basketball and were loosing like 32 - 6 when they came up the court with the ball and one of the girls dribbled the ball up over her head and like 8 feet behind her...

We all had a good laugh (except for the Chi O girls on the floor) but we were all laughing so hard we ended up rolling on the floor...

I can't tell you how many times she blind sided me with a hug or made me laugh so hard that whatever I was drinking came out of my nose...

I was at the service to sing with the choir becuase it was a memorial service for a classmate...

I ended up crying for a lost friend..

I know she is looking down on us and MAD AS HELL becuase she didn't get to be at the celebration...

I sucked it up enough to sing When we survey the wonderous cross with my choir mates... and then cryed some more..

Jenni.. I won't forget you...

But i will miss your kamakazi hugs...
And the laughter we shared..

I will see you again...
Watch over us...

I am a but filled with joy over the good memories I have with a friend that is now gone...