Roller Coster

This blog is to show people how often we take advantage of the small things in life and we don't even know we do. In the past two weeks I have had a "roller coster" experience. Two weeks ago I was given the "okay to get my license". People that don't have epilepsy don't realize how luck they are just to get to drive. The very next day I got a job at WSU. So here I am with everything going so well and nobody is going to stop me. Well I was torn this week has been a nightmare. As I arrive on campus Tuesday morning I find out that my fraternity brother who is my twin is in the hospital. I went to the hospital that evening all to find out that he has a brain aneurism and the first surgery failed and the aneurism almost popped which would have killed him if it did. Seeing him that day was so hurtful, yet so good. They go and try another procedure tomorrow but it is very severe and he only has 4 cm of space before it will burst. I am so proud of my brothers and associates ever since he has been there there has always been at least 1 person in ICU with him. This is very hard for all of us brothers and I can't believe how close this has brought us.

1/13
UPDATE: Well as they postpone the surgery we have to wait a day but AB is doing well and texting me. He is very positive, so we're going to keep it that way! :)

Lessons...

Being an adult comes with a lot of responsibilities and one of the most important is owning up to your actions. People will be there to support you, but you have to own up to all and i mean ALL of your actions. I have learned this and it has been hard. Nobody said life was easy, it does come with it's challenges thats for sure. I have struggled a lot of them and still do get challenged. I have found one thing thats for sure and that's follow your heart. Do what your heart tells you is right. I have overcome many obstacles in my life people never thought I could. I am so proud of myself and the choices I have made. People may not think I have made the right choices, but I'm following my heart. Sure some of them have went bad but that makes me learn something from that mistake. I love who I have become and will continue to grow and develop. I have met amazing people and it's because we share common interests and have a bond. Thats just one example of being an adult is making choices for yourself. I had to ask myself do I want to be friends with this person? I am proud of every choice I have made and wouldn't regret any of them. I have recently met a friend of mine that we have became very close with each other and have a lot in common and someday we could be best friends hopefully. I just wanted to post this because I needed to show some lessons I have learned in life since becoming an adult.

WSU 2011-2012

Well, as this year comes to a close I am so sad to say goodbye to a really fun school year at Wright State. I have had one amazing year and enjoyed it all. I have grown so much as an individual just from having the family and friends I have today. First off I want to thank my family for being there for me and supporting me the whole way. I was a little nervous starting this school year. I had amazing experiences though. Fall quarter I worked really hard and raised my GPA and got it off to a good start along with being Vice President of Hamilton Hall. After working extremely hard and spending most of my time in the library I raised my GPA high enough to get into The College of Education and Human Services. After I was accepted into my college winter quarter I continued to work hard. I even got involved in a fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau. I have had a blast to get to know them and hang out with them. I also made an achievement I never thought I would ever make; I made Dean's List with the GPA of 3.67. I am extremely proud and to top that off I was so excited to get a call from Residence Services offering me a Resident Assistant Position for 2012-2013 school year. I will be in Forest Lane Apartments next year. That is just one step closer to achieving my dream job of becoming a Community Director. My CD, Jen has inspired me to keep working hard to achieve that dream. Speaking of my involvement in Residential Life I was inducted into National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) and that is a rare honor only the top 1% of residential leaders are inducted. I am also Philanthropy and Sprit Chair for CAACURH Bid Team 2013. My neighbor and good friend Cindy found a job online at University College as an Office Assistant and suggested I applied and I did. I was thrilled to get the position and I love my job. So as you can see this year has been a memorable one. I also have had some amazing friends! Chris and Cortney we have been really good friends since freshman year and I know we all are completely dorks at times such as going mud fighting, going on random drives, going to dayglow together, etc. I know you guys are some of the best friends I have had here at WSU and I hope we stay friends forever. Megan N. I can't say enough we have had our rough times and I am glad you are my "sister". Kourtni I wish you were here I think we could have so much fun and be closer, but I am glad we are friends. Jen I can't thank you enough. You have been my CD for 2 years now and have inspired me more than you'll ever know. I will miss you a lot but I won't be far so I will stop and see you next year. I will always be involved in Residence Life because of you. So keep doing what you’re doing because you’re great at it. :) And I will miss the HAM! Katie, I don't know what to say we are trouble together and we can always find a way to laugh. Congrats on graduating! You better stop back and see me. :) Justin, you have been such a good RA and a good friend I will see you next year I'm sure. Brandon we have been friends since our freshman year and I think we will still stay friends so stay in touch even though you will live off campus next year. Dan, oh Dan you have been fun to hang around and I am glad we both got RA positions next year. Nae Nae! Oh your crazy, and you know that, but you are so much fun to be around and lastly my friend Janae. Janae you are so much fun to be around and have lunch with. I am glad we had the chance to meet and you better run for Community Council next year you'll do great. I know I missed some of my friends, but this would be way too long if I mentioned everyone so I'm sorry I couldn't mention you but I would like to thank you for being my friend and hanging out with me. I can't wait till next year when and see what it has in store for my future and me. See you all next year as a Junior and an RA!

Your friend,

Justin

College as a SOPHOMORE...

I haven't wrote in awhile so I thought this would be a good time to do so. I am about to go back to school and I had a very successful quarter at WSU!  I ended my quarter with a 3.0 GPA and a 2.7 Cumulative GPA. I became a Sophomore and was accepted into the College of Education and Human Services.
After working my butt off I finally got my GPA up. I am now dating a girl named, Rachel we have been dating for about 2 months now and she is very sweet. I am so happy I found a girl like her. I am going to work just as hard this quarter so my GPA can keep coming up. I have now got a job at the WSU bookstore and am working there quite a bit. I'll keep this blog going up to date as much as I can!

~Justin

Start of Sophomore Year ... Going good!!!

Well, I have had a really good start to my Sophomore year. I was also voted Vice President of Hamilton Hall. I an staying busy, clearly. I am also having fun though, but also concentrating on my studies. After fall quarter I will be a considered a sophomore by credits and will be accepted by the college of education and human resources. I am very excited to see what will happen in my future. I have came a long way and I know I am very successful. I am going to try to post at least once more this quarter so stay in touch.

~Justin

Summer 2011

Well Summer is Starting to come to a close very fast I move back into Hamilton Hall at WSU in about a month. I have had a great Summer so far and enjoyed every little bit of it. I went to Miami, FL with some great friends and had a blast. Spent too much money though. I have been working a lot this Summer I think I have worked more than any other Summer at Young's. I also work as an Orientation Leader at WSU. That has been an experience seeing some of the parents and students come through. Some of the parents are just so rude though. I also just hit my 2 year mark at Young's it doesn't seem possible that I have been there that long! Lindsey is getting ready for fair and then after that I will be packing and getting ready to move back into WSU. Summer goes by so fast, but it has been filled with great memories and although it is about over I look forward to seeing my friends at WSU again. So this will be my last post before School starts back up most likely. Keep in touch!


Justin

First year at Wright State University...

Wow...First year of college is now officially finished. I had a rough start, but once I got adjusted to college I was on track. I have made so many friends here at WSU. I know there have been good and bad times with us, but we have became closer and closer. Coming in as a freshman to WSU living in Hamilton Hall I was so excited, but yet scared at the same time. I got involved right away. I joined our community council and ran for South Representative and received the position.I even got to go to NACURH which is a conference at Western Illinois University and I had a blast. . :) Since fall quarter was a horrible quarter for me considering I had a bad roommate, got bed bugs, and my grades slipped a bit I didn't enjoy college much in the fall. During winter I had a little bit better experience. I was then living in a triple dorm so I had 2 roommates one of which I got along with for awhile, towards the middle and end I wanted to just leave but I stuck it out and he ended up leaving WSU. Going into Spring quarter I was unsure of how to feel since I didn't have very good fall or winter quarters. I had finally got some real friends on the floor now. I knew nothing worse could happen. I had found two very good friends that I gotten along with great fall and winter, Brandon T. and Najee W. (my roommate winter and spring quarter). Spring quarter we had two new residents move on our floor. I met one of them going to do their laundry and was unsure of the guy. So I got to know him and his roommate very well. I got to know one of them so well I would consider him one of my best friends, Jordan Washburn. We hang out a lot and he is like my brother. His roommate Nick I consider one of my very close friends. He also hangs out with me quite a bit and is like my brother. I know that Brandon, Najee, Jordan, and Nick have changed my college career and we have all became very close I don't know what I would do without them sometimes. Being in college has changed me majorly. I can't even explain it. I have also gained one very close friend that I have knew since fall. Her name is Megan. Megan is like a sister to me. We had a rough friendship to start off and we just hung in there and I am now her Personal Asst. She has been there for me no matter what, I could go to her room at 3 AM and she wouldn't care. She is a great person and has a big heart. I also have met some good friends that I have had a lot of fun with we may not be as close as the people listed above, but they are very close. Cortney, Ashley and Chris. We have had some wild adventures, but a lot of fun. These people are so much fun to be around some of them we had our good and bad times, but we pull through them. It is amazing how many friends I have made here. I have also got involved in some great organizations and got some great jobs including Orientation and First weekend leader this Summer and Fall. These are some memories I will never forget and I would like to thank each and everyone of you. BUT most of all I would like to thank my family and God for having my back no matter what. I love you all. Thanks for a great year and I hope to see you next fall if not this summer!

Thank you to all who impacted my first year at college. I have made some great friends