Whoever is reading this, The date is may 2nd.. The last day I'd spend within the rhythms of normal life. You see before today I was a husband, a friend, and a doctor.. I was happy. However, all that changed overnight very quickly .. Let me explain a little bit first..

It was the previous week.. April 27th. Myself, mike, Steven, Danny, and Moses had decided to take a trip to Riverside, A boys weekend if you will. I left my dog and my wife at home in VA thinking it'll only be a few days and then we'd be blissfully reunited like how it always was when I took my trips. Now that sounds like I'm being dramatic, but I never could have imagined I wouldn't be making it home anytime soon..

Now after meeting up with mike we headed off to CA! Days of travel were spent listening to music, reminiscing about previous trips with the boys, and a lot of gas station food. Something I would regret many times along the way.. finally comes may 1st and after hours of mike driving we finally made it to Riverside! It was 8:00 at night so we decided it was time to get well needed rest, me being frivolous I rented a cheap hotel on the outskirts. Away from the rest of the boys.

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However mike decided he'd be more comfortable sleeping in his ride.. So Mike camped out in the lot.. I still don't understand why.. Yet those concerns would all be drowned out by the thoughts to come..."I should've stayed home..."

The plan was to meet the rest of the boys at their hotel in the morning. You see while we were driving across the country, they spent their day enjoying the sights, and spending their hard earned cash. Something that within 24 hours would be useless for anything except kindling...

As I lay in my bed I fell soundly asleep to thoughts of excitement.. The sooner I'd fall asleep the sooner I'd see the boys in the morning. Anticipating the life long memories to come. . I closed my eyes and drifted away. .

Then... I awoke to a phone call ..

The day is now may 2nd.. A day that would haunt me for the rest of my life..