A Day to Remember....27 of January

Today should be just as any other day is.... should be.... But something happened 9 years ago that changed this date for every. At 6:37pm on January 2001 the OSU family lost 10 people that were very close. Kendall Durfey, Bjorn Fahlstrom, Nate Fleming, Will Hancock, Daniel Lawson, Brian Luinstra, Denver Mills, Pat Noyes, Bill Teegins and Jared Weiberg were the 10 members of the travel party who died in a plane crash while returning from a game at Colorado.

It was the most unreal thing I had ever been a part of to date and something I would never wish upon anyone. I knew the basketball players really well. Couldn't tell you how many pick-up basketball game we had played together.

Just makes you think that life is way to short. I have tried to tell those that I truly hold close to me how much they mean. I'm sure I don't tell them enough how much I truly love them. How I am who I am because of them being a part of my life. Most of all thanks for sticking it out with me. I know I touched on this the other day but today has been pretty ruff. Just think about how much I would miss you if you were to leave... pass away... you get the idea. From that my thoughts wonder how much I would be missed if I were to be gone. I know how much each of you has impacted me but how do you really know how much you mean to the other person. I don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon but just makes you think and wonder.

Guess I just want to be that person that you would miss... yet would laugh and love in all the great times we spent together. I feel so blessed that the people I came close to 20 or so years ago are still a part of my life ( that includes you Joe even if it's not as long,lol ). I don't understand why we have been friends for so long but wouldn't trade any of our memories.

Driving to Lamar to go to a Fair for heavens sake. I hate the fair,lol. Oh road trips are the best. Going to Fayetteville, AR to watch a Football game.. wooooooooo pig.... Going to Kansas City to watch a concert ( same one we had just seen )... Going to Dallas to see a once and lifetime concert ( thank you Emily for letting Mike go and big time thanks to John for giving us a place to crash...lol which we did ). Going six flages and then seeing the same movie 4 or 5 times while down there, YES!!!! And hard to top going to Costa Rica. Meeting and soon to add even more amazing friends to our family. From that trip two of the guys gave us a trip in NY city that most could only dream about. Such great memories and many more to come.... with each and everyone of you.

In closing I want to say thank you to all of you again. Good times with great friends! Amazing wife that makes me "Sandwiches" ( blaaahhhhh ). Life is good and I'm so thankful that I can remember the 10.

Quote of the day: "Human life is purely a matter of deciding what's important to you."

Song of the day: "Every Little Thing" by Dishwalla

This day in History: On January 27, 1996, Serbian-born tennis player Monica Seles, the former No. 1 women’s player in the world, defeats Anke Huber of Germany to win the Australian Open.