Graduation

Dear Class of 2011,

I don't have the words to really say everything I want to you all., and some of you hold a very, very special place in my world. Although I don't get to see and spend time with you all as much as I used to, or as much as I'd like to, the times I do get, are all that much more fun.

Thanks for the good times and working through the bad times. Thanks for your help at 100 degree days on check in, and... what appears today to be about 95 degrees at check out (gotta love Florida!). Thanks for enduring and going for it anyway with Gatorspace. Thanks for taking a roommate in 2009 when you didn't want one. Thanks for doing rounds after football games when you just wanted to go right to Swamp. Thank you for supporting our programs and new ideas as well as each other. Thanks for just getting the job done when we changed how you do check out 2 weeks before checkout.

I hope we've showed you a little bit about what life is like, because you've certainly helped us see what our life is all about. It is my sincere hope that we meet again and can enjoy a laugh, a cry, an adult beverage, or even just a FB note from time to time.

If you take only one thing from your time here as a staff member or AG member... Know that you made a difference at the greatest University in the world. Somewhere, someone, will get more out of life because of something you've done, coordinated, made available, said, or stopped from happening. They may never say thanks for that, but I will.

Congratulations on your great accomplishment, and thanks again.

May your love change the world. "... all Hail, Florida, Hail.".

Go Gators,
scott!

I think I have a blog...

So, after an attempt to get this done via GoDaddy.com and then some more cash laid down to add content via word press and some consideration of Joomla... I came across my friend Becky's blog and realized that this type of option may be available for me!! Who knew...

So this is my first shot at blogging.

I don't imagine I'll be on here spewing my feelings about how my day went or venting about who was wearing what on the red carpet.

Instead, I'll likely direct people here for extensions of my thoughts or messages that I've posted on Twitter or Facebook. Sometimes what I want to say takes more than 140 characters... imagine that. What you'll find here is mostly going to do with the University of Florida, the Department of Housing and Residence Education, or highlighting the accomplishments of Stockton, Western Illinois, or UF Alumni.

I hope you'll join me... that's all for now. Too nice out, because as usual...

It's a great day to be a Gator.