Mom! / Beanie Drake!

So, in the middle of writing that last post, I heard an almost-rude pound at my door. Stumbling through the mess of my apartment (remember that I was hungover), I opened the door, only to behold and be taken aback by my older brother, Matt, and mom standing in the frame of my door. I was so shocked to see them, I literally jumped backwards. It was craziness.

Today was the Beanie Drake Scholarship reception and I hadn't spoken to my mom about it other than letting her know when it was. I had no idea she was coming. Evidently, my mom and Katie W. devised a plan for her to sneak up and surprise me - which obviously worked.

I just returned from hanging out with them. We went to Panera for a quick lunch when they arrived and then headed to the reception. It was sort of awkward because I could tell that my mom and brother felt very out of place, but I was just really happy that they were there to support me.

And then I won $2,700! (Which is way better than, "and then I found $5).

Moral of the story: I love my mom...and Ohio State.