So anyhow my graduation starts, I receive my diploma, and then we throw our caps. He said, 'You'll just have to wait and see big boy.' That frustrated me like hell! I tried to pick it out of him but he just wouldn't tell me. He told me that he had a present waiting for me at home that I would remember for the rest of my life. I had my graduation cap and gown on and I just wanted to get a last-minute glimpse of my dad before going to sit with the others. What a year, but a great way to start what would be known as one of the best days of my life. My mother had died when I was a sophomore, and my grandparents died just last year.

It was my graduation day! I was so excited! My family and close friends were gonna be there to help me celebrate graduating, after all the tough things we went through for the past 2 years.