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| Hey all! It's me, Chris Moody, again. This time I will be talking to you about love. Someone special to me once said, "Red is the color of love." So I am writing this page in red. First of all, what is love? A strong emotional feeling towards a person or a group of people. I believe love is a strong word and should not be used lightly. So in the section I'm going to be telling you about those that mean the most to me. My mom has been the woman in my life since day one. Well, that's sort of expected but you know what I mean. My mom has been there to see almost every major event in my life. Growing up, the one person I could always count on was my mom. If I asked her for anything, she would do her best to get it for me. Then when my sister came along when I was almost four, I started to see another side of my mom. My mom then showed me how to be a good parent. She has always tried to give me and my sister every opportunity to get ahead in life. I believe we were never grateful enough for all she did for us. I believe I could not have been raised by a better mother than the one I have. I have gotten into some trouble in my life. My mom gave me a small whooping then embraced me and told me she would help me get through it. And she did help me get through it. Even when I was at my most vulnerable, she never put me down for what I had done. She will always be the woman in my life. Since July 13, 1983, me and my mom have had a special connection. When it comes time for my mom to pass on, a major part of my life will die with her. She'll forever be known as my 'woman'. More importantly she is my mom and she will always be a major part of my life till the day I die. My sister is too an important person in my life. Ann Drea is her name. She is more commonly known to me as my 'babygirl'. Since April 18, 1987, I have always looked out for her as a big brother should. I have taught her a few things about life that she needs to know. My sister never knew her father. Me and her have different dads. That would really make us half brother and sister, but in my eyes she is my sister. Not half. But because she doesn't know her dad and didn't really have a father figure in her life, I assumed the role. I have tried my best to take care of her. I defended her when others put her down. I have stood up for her when little boys her age and older were picking on her. Now there were times where I didn't want her around me 24/7, but that was when I was trying to get my independence. Now that I am passed that age, I will offer to take her places at times. But my sister knows I love her. She makes me proud many times. She is a straight A student. Something that I hardly ever was. I would rather go out and hang with my friends or play some sport. She does her homework and studies. Of course there are times I tell her to do so because I know I didn't and it hurt my grades somewhat. And I expect a lot more out of her than what I expect out of me. I expect her to be an important figure in a well respected job one day. I have many memories of spending time with my sister. We can laugh about many things, but we have a weird sense of humor too. But the one thing I can remember most about what my sister told me was a few days before I left to come to Florida was this, "Now who am I going to look up to?" When she said that I will admit to getting tears in my eyes. My baby girl is important to me. I will always love her no matter how mad she makes me at times. I just hope her big brother did a good job in helping raise her. I also have some very special friends in my life. They include Isabel, Baker, Tomas, Bianca, and Mrs. Cavin. I first met Isabel on August 12, 1999. I first met Isabel my sophomore year when we had the same history and spanish classes together. Isabel and I became really good friends over the years we have known each other. My first memory of her was seeing Isabel play basketball on the Central Lady Cats basketball team in the Wall tournament. Later on I would see her walking around campus, but I did not know her name so I never went up to her to say hi. When I first started to really talk to her, I annoyed her severely. Eventually we became really close and started dating on September 9, 1999. I was really attracted to her and wanted to start dating her weeks prior to that, but I have that fear of rejection so I never asked. Never before was I so happy. Isabel and I are really into sports. We have thrown around the football and softball many times. She has a hard time handling my 'bullet' passes so she normally just steps out of the way. Just the same, I apparently have had a hard time handling some of her softball throws. In the fall of '99, I had one of her throws bounce off my knee and hit me in the head. Then, in the winter of '00, she crow hopped one throw and I had a hard time handling so I slipped off her sidewalk and fell face forward to the pavement. It was a classic moment. A few times we also played basketball together. She is a good all-around athlete. Isabel has given me a lot of motivation in my life. I know there are some things in my life that I would not have accomplished if I did not have her there for me. Isabel and I have been through a lot together. I have and will always be there for her. She knows that if she ever needs me for anything, I would be there for her to help her out the best I can. She means the world to me. Baker has been a friend of mine since I was in the 7th grade at Edison Junior High. I remember she was sitting behind me in english and we were getting ready to read Riki Tiki Tavi. Baker has a fear of snakes so I continuously kept showing her pictures of snakes. She got annoyed with me. Sorta sounds like how I met Isabel right? Well Baker's locker was also next to mine so I saw her every day and we became good friends. She even let me wear her lipstick on opposite day during Homecoming/Spirt Week. That was where guys dressed like girls and girls dressed like guys. It was a lot of fun and just so every one knows, it's not something I would do for fun. Baker and I kept in touch through junior high and until she moved to East Texas this past summer, '00. She would call my house on my phone line and ask to talk to my mom. She would talk to my woman for an hour or so then finally talk to me just to have to get off in a minute. But I ain't got nothing but love for her. She was someone who I would talk to about my early relationships and just about whatever we wanted to talk about. We had a lot of fun together back in the day. I first met Tomas back when I was in the 4th grade. He was my baseball coach when I was both in the 4th and 5th grade. I can't remember the first time we actually talked but he says it was when I was waiting for my mom sitting on the curb. He sat next to me and just talked to me. Since then we have formed a pretty good friendship. We have gone on trips to Dallas many times to see the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys play. Of course I went against the Cowboys everytime, but that's what made it so fun. We have also seen the Dallas Stars and the Dallas Mavericks play. We took a few trips to San Antonio as well. We went to see the 1997 Alamo Bowl which featured the Purdue Broilermakers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys. We even took a trip to Houston to see the Houston Astros play. So we got around quite a bit. And that's not to mention when we'd go to Midland to see the minor league baseball club play there. But Tomas has been a teacher to me as well. He has taught me a lot about sports, mainly baseball and football, and has taught me a lot about relationships. Tomas has always been there for me whenever I needed him. I know Tomas thinks I am out growing him, but that is far from being true. I will never be able to forget about Tomas cause of all he's done for me. He was my father figure for me during my adolescent years. He kept me from straying and getting involved in the wrong crowd. Tomas made a big impact in my life. I could never thank him enough for all he's done for me. Bianca, other wise known as Binks or Binkers, is my best bud. I first met Bianca back in 5th grade when we were having a little party in our class. She brought her Toby Keith tape to play at the party. I love country music but I was afraid to bring any of my tapes cause my friends listened to different music than me. So I was happy to hear her tape when she played it. I would talk to Binkers on and off until our freshman year, still at Edison Junior High. We were both in Mrs. Cavin's English I class and she sat in front of me. Bianca, back in our freshman year, had some long hair. It was so long that it would lay on my desk. So since it was always on my desk, I would go ahead and play with it. She said she always enjoyed it when I would do that. We became really good friends that year and would help each other big time in class. We would challenge each other to see who would end up with the top grade in the class. I think we always tied, but it was a way to keep my grades up. Our sophomore year we didn't really talk too much. She decided to try Honors English and I didn't want any part of that. She decided Honors English wasn't for her, so our junior year we were reunited in English III with Mrs. Cavin once again as our teacher. We still challenged each other to see who'd make the higher grade. But that year our roles increased as our relationships became more serious. So I would listen to her stories and give her a guys perspective on what to do and she would give me a feminine view on certain things. I still remember playing with her hair a little bit, of course she had cut it somewhat so it wasn't quite as long. I remember I accidentally pulled out one strand of her hair. I can't remember exactly what we said after that but I kept that strand of hair in my english journal the rest of the year. I still have it to this day actually. Our senior year she won Homecoming Queen. My friend, Tomas, called me from the football stadium at halftime that night and held his phone up so I could hear the announcement. When they announced that she won I started screaming. I was so very happy for her. I had my step mom make me a sash saying, "Queens Best Friend". It was cool. Bianca is a great friend, she kind of has a problem getting on the computer to email her best friend, but we still cool. Mrs. Cavin is probably the coolest teacher I've ever had. She was my English I and English III teacher. I like to think she followed me from Edison Junior High to Central High School. Mrs. Cavin made english fun for me. She would challenge me and Bianca to see who could get the higher grade in the class. English was never and is still not a favorite subject of mine, but having a fun teacher like Mrs. Cavin makes learning fun. I hope that one day when I become a history teacher and coach, that I'll be as good of a teacher as her. Mrs. Cavin attended some of my football games when I quarterbacked at Edison. I can still remember her complimenting me on my play. Every time I have a chance I try to go and visit Mrs. Cavin. I really enjoy the talks I have with Mrs. Cavin. Mrs. Cavin was just a great teacher to me and I was so lucky to have her as my teacher twice. ***Something to think about*** What is needed to have a successful and happy relationship? Trust? Honesty? Respect? Common interests? Sacrifices? I believe all of those are needed. But which one is the most important? Trust? How can you have a relationship if you can't trust the person you are with? Honesty? Well honesty sort of goes along with trust. You can not commit yourself into a relationship if you are not being honest with your partner or yourself. Respect? There should be respect before you start to date someone. In a friendship you should respect each other. Common interests? Things that you and your partner are interested in gives you something to talk about and something to do. Sacrifices? Giving up something that you want to do to make your partner happy. Which one of those do you think is the most important? Well I believe they all are, but none of those are the most important. In my opinion, love is the most important. Without love then none of the things I mentioned before matter. I believe that if you love someone, then any problem that may arise will work itself out cause there is love in the relationship. Well, that is all for this page for now. Please feel free to sign the guestbook if you would like. 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