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If you’re reading this you probably are wanting to know what you were like back in your youth (Yes, you are old now). To start, I’ll tell you a little about what is going on in the family right now. Well, I just turned 18 and let’s just say so far I am enjoying it. Grandpa and Grandma just put addition on their house. Dad is still making up his mind on whether or not he wants to sell the ranger (he has been in the process of deciding whether to sell it or not for about two months now). Mom just got back from Texas the other day. Her job at Nelnet has her traveling almost every other week now. Our little brother, Caden is a freshman right now. He thinks he’s a tough guy because he’s almost as tall as me. Owen is constantly wrestling Max …show more content…

All of “The Boys” have girlfriends and don’t like to hang out much. On the bright side, I have woken up at 5:30 a.m. every day to go to the weight room. With extra free time I’ve also been able to focus on watching film, because right now football is my top priority. However, I am also thinking a lot about college. I am a little nervous, but also very excited. I am committed to UNL and can’t imagine going anywhere else. I want to study Construction Management, but I am still open to other degrees. That is the one thing about college I am still a little nervous about. I mean it’s a big choice, the biggest choice I've made in my life so far so, I don't want to mess it up. One major event that just happened about a week or two ago was the Las Vegas mass shooting. Now there are movements by the government to get rid of bump stocks that aided the shooter. Speaking of the government, the current President of the United States is Donald J. Trump. I don’t really have very much interest in the government or politics. One thing that is on the uprise is the kneeling of NFL football players during the National Anthem. This is causing some very heated arguments amongst NFL fans. Personally, I believe this is wrong of the NFL players to do, because no matter what they say kneeling represents the public sees it as disrespect to the flag. Currently, I am hooked on Game of Thrones, the best tv show ever! Unfortunately, there are rumors about the final season not coming out

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