It been awhile since I’ve last written a blog. Quite a few people have been asking when I am going to write again so here I go. And I am going to try once again to write at least one blog a month, whether its a story or an update Im gonna work on it. But now here I am, different city, different school, and new friends…Once again. 3 years, 3 different school, 3 different cities. I guess its safe to say that I like change and my brain has been scattered.
I tried for so long and hard to try and stay away from Reno after high school. I thought UNR would just be like high school except in Reno. I guess God has funny ways of working and now I find myself back here in Reno.
After I worked at camp in San Diego, which was amazing and so much fun, I moved back into my parents place in the most boring town in the world. I found myself stuck in the same position I was at the start of summer..no car, no money, away from all my friends, and now no school since I took the semester off. I was bored to say at least to where watching the grass grow became the daily, most exciting activity and there's only so many times I can watch Oprah and Walker Texas Ranger with my mom. I was stuck at home 24/7 and was beginning to go mentally crazy. Literally freaking out because I was doing nothing, nada, zip, zero...NOTHING at all. But thank God for great friends and God throwin my favorite pitch...the curveball.
My buddy who lived in Reno told me I could move up to their house and get myself going...FO FREE! Oh it was great news because I needed to get out of my parents house and at least be somewhere where I was able to do something with my life besides sitting on the couch and collecting dust particles and talking to my dogs only to wish for them to be able to speak english back to me...sad to say there was no luck with that. So I packed up my stuff and moved into this house...and the Reno Life began.
School started shortly after I moved up there so everyone was back in town and going to school, besides me...I started to live a chill life. No school but I did everything a student would do besides school work. Football games, tailgate parties, always on campus, meeting new people, house parties, downtown, just living a college kid life which was fun. But things were getting serious and desperate and I was in search of a job because I was still broke and I needed to grow up a little bit...
It always great to do good things for people and then in return people do good things for you. My two buddies work at this restaurant inside of the Silver Legacy casino in downtown. It was a fancy seafood steakhouse, wine drinking restaurant and one of their employees just quit. So as soon as my buddy told me that, he put in a good word for me and the next morning I was down at human resources filling out and turning in my application. To make the long process as a story short...I got the job! It was an awesome blessing and a reliever...$7.25 an hour plus great money in tips. I was able to breathe a bit because I would have a steady paycheck. But when one thing goes great for you another thing always has to test you.
The roommates and I were having some troubles with each other, not going to go into detail but I felt the need to move out in order to save our friendships. Which I did and it did save our friendships. My buddy who got me the job had a super legit place downtown on the river and his roommate was moving out. So it was perfect...my own huge bedroom, walk-in closet, and bathroom with shower. Our back porch is right on the river, every morning and night it gives me a nice quiet place to just sit and relax as the river's water sound rushing down and the sounds rushing through my ears always calmed me down. Everything felt good at this new place, so I moved in...New job, new place, soon to be new school...everything was going great and I was relaxed, no stress, no nothing.
So now that life was wonderful, as it truly always is. I was just waiting for school to start. I signed up for all my classes and was good to go! Which I was really excited about...I was excited to get into class, meet new people, meet new girls, I was actually excited to learn French and do homework, which Im still all caught up on hahaha, and just be a student again!
So now Its the 5th week of school and its off to a pretty great start. I love going to UNR. Its definitely way different then the past two schools Ive been too. I mean there is way more people here then SNC, yet your typical snowboard bro is still around, and in class the other day our group name was Four Loko haha...maybe a little different then Biola. But I do miss the people I got to spend time with at Biola. I just dont have to worry about things here like I had to do everywhere else. I have my own place, no money due to school, not far from my family, my best friends from high school are here...things are just working out. Not to mention that all my grants paid for school and books and some and I was finally able to buy a car! Now Im mobile and can drive whenever I want which I haven't been able to do in 3 years, a HUGE blessing.
I love UNR, its amazing and I love going to class and being on campus and experiencing new things all the time. Football games where amazing this year because our team had a season that put us in the history books. Basketball games are fun to go to as well...we arent that good but we do have THE youngest Division I basketball team in the nation...but we still win and support and its awesome. The people are all nice...No fraternity for me, even though I was and still debating a little bit about joining one next semester just to meet so many more people...I dont know if I could join one though. I fall in love almost everyday with a new beautiful girl I see (not literally) but there is lots of beautiful girls here. Each week brings out a great time which leads to a wonderful memory and each weekend usually ends with a funny story that leads to laughter and a memory days later. Reno has been a great time so far and I haven't been this happy and relaxed with where I am in a long time!
I find myself growing everyday as a person and as a man. Im getting a little taste of the real real world...paying bills, rent, working, saving money, taking care of my car and so on. Life is being fulfilled to the fullest and I am so grateful everyday. I keep pushin on to push on. And life leads me down many paths but God lights the right ones where I continue to walk down. Needless to say I love where I am at in life. I have my ups and downs here as well, and Im no perfect man, but I think instead of staying the same, I see even better days ahead of me and that gives me even more motivation. I figure I'm made to live, and having gone that far, never give up. Im so thankful for keeping myself positive through the struggles, heartache, pain, the progress and the breakthrough. Every life lesson, curveball, and scar has made me who I am to this day. Life is so great right now and I could not be happier. I have everything I could every wish for well... except for a girlfriend haha but is there potential....oh yes. God always puts people in your life for a reason.
Its reliving to see Gods plan start to place together in life when you think nothing is going for you. He may test your faith multiple times and you may become angry but thats why faith always pulls me through it. 3 years, 3 different cities, 3 different schools, and now I am going to stay here in Reno and graduate school and go from there!
Keep looking for posts soon! and I turn 21 in 39 days...oh yea.
