Mafia

It is hard to choose a memory about the person that has affected my life more profoundly than any other human being. Up until sophmore year in Highschool Chelsea was the quiet girl that I would see over at Emily Cook's every once in a while but she was always a little shy. Then we had semenary together and I spent most of the class goofing off with her rather than listening to Brother Masters. I realized really fast that Chelsea was a lot of fun to play around with but I had no idea that I would be spending the majority of my time with her over the next 3 years. One random Sunday evening my Junior year in Highschool Scott, Jared and I decided to show up unannounced to the Hale home. Up until this point we were friends with Chelsea at school but had never really been over to her house. We went inside and met the family, it just so happened that they were right in the middle of an intense game of mafia. I had never played mafia before but they invited us to play with them. Jon was probably a little disturbed that we interrupted their family time but he would get used to it and the rest of the family welcomed us with open arms. I still remember Hannah yelling at me that she knew that I was the mafia and I remember thinking that I don't even know how to play this game. That night was the beginning of a friendship that I cherish very dearly. I love the Hale family.
Not a day has passed in the past ten years that I have not thought about Chelsea. She made me want to be a better person in everyway possible. I remember during our first year of college we had been going to the U for about a week, the campus seemed huge and I often times felt lost. Then one day I was walking to my class and I see in the distance this beautiful girl with a huge smile. It was the first time we had run in to each other on campus. We gave each other a big hug and laughed for a few moments. It was like we hadn't seen each other in years even though we were probably together the night before. I can still see Chelsea's face that day in my mind. Much like the reunion we had on campus that day I look forward to another reunion with Chelsea. I love her and I miss her.
Rex
p.s. I would post some pictures but this is my first time blogging and I don't really know what I am doing.