Dear Matt,

I dont even know where to begin. As I heard the news this afternoon, all I could remember was being shocked. I thought, "No. There is NO way this true." I numbly made my way to class. As I was in class, the text messages and the facebook statuses finally got to me. It finally hit me that I would never see you again. The tears started flowing down and they wouldn't stop. I can't believe your'e gone.

I remember the first time I met you. It was the first day of classes at UGA and we both had Calculus II, remember? I sat right behind you and you turned around and introduced yourself to me and asked if I was korean. the funnier part was when I saw you later again that day at O-House Dining Hall and I was with Henry and Dahye. You realized that I was SDA too and then you proceeded to sing "It's a small world." I knew at that point, your comedic awkwardness would make us good friends. :)

You were a positive influence in every aspect of my life. I can honestly say I can not be in this position I am today if it wasn't for you.
For all the times you helped me out with my physics hw and explain mechanism and stategies in detail to me
For all the times you mentored me on what I should do to prepare for applying to dental schools
For all the times you made me laugh at your corny sense of humor
For all the times you talked to me about our future in dentistry and helped me see the bigger picture
For all the times you encouraged me to go to Bible studies and draw more closely to God.
Thank You.

I know you really can't hear right now but if you could I just want to tell you how amazing you are. You were perfect in every way. It upsets me that youre gone right now, but I know if anyone was right with God, it was you. Thank you for being such a positive influence in my life. Our memories together will never me forgotten.

Sleep tight! Next thing you know, well all be reunited with Jesus. I know you'll be there. I pray that through this wakeup call I'll be ready too.

Love,
Judyth

PS. these next 4 years are for you. i promise Ill do the best that I can to succeed in dental school.

Four Weeks Left: Time to Leave with a BANG

courtesy of marantzer on flickr

Isn't it crazy how I only have four weeks left til finals and then undergrad will forever be over? It's so scary. Every day I am reminded constantly through all sorts of different outlets such as emails, events, friends or faculty. I think it hit me the hardest last week when I saw that a friend of mine was attending an event on facebook called "Last 30 nights of college". Intrigued, I clicked on the event to see what it was all about.

The following is the description of the event:
"5 weeks of school until finals...
30 Nights of Athens until finals...
53 Bars in the central Downtown area...
Join us for the LAST 30 NIGHTS OF COLLEGE
We will be downtown every single night until finals, black-out or sober. Meet up with us or follow us as we Tweet, blog and Facebook the chronicle of the greatest days of undergrad."

I can't help but think this plan is genious. We only have four weeks left. Why not make the most of it? While I do not drink, I do like going out to get loose, hang out with friends, and make memories. It's a great way to meet new people and catch up with old ones without having to deal with school stresses. How nice is that? Because I want to leave Athens with a bang, I'm going to have fun finishing up this school year. Here's my to-do list before finals:

1. Trey Songz Concert -- free for students! =]
2. Botanical Gardens --- go one last time before budget cuts will close the place down *BOOOO*
3. Baseball game --- i gotta watch the one against tech!
4. Give Blood -- after reading an article about it, I think its time for me to stop being a scardy-cat.
5. Tate Movie Theatre --- i love watching movies for a dollar
6. Go to a music concert here in athens
7. take pictures with all UGA bulldogs scattered on campus --- roomies? letss dooo ittt <3
8. rockclimb @ ramsey -- i have a feeling im gonna fail miserably @ this.
9. kollaboration!

I honestly don't know how I'll fit all of this in four weeks. Well, more like three weeks. This upcoming week is gonna be part 1 of hell on earth (four tests next week, three of which will probably tear me up mercilessly).

My motto: "Study HARD, play HARD." After next week, I'm ready to finish undergrad off with a bang. I'm so stocked I cant wait. You guys are more than welcome to join me for the best last three weeks ever <3