Today Is A Big Day

[ruger414]

Today I finished my final exam of my Freshman year of college!
I know it's not an incredible accomplishment, but over the past year I've been able to move out of my own to the great city of New Orleans, meet some amazing people, establish myself in the Orleans Battalion Army ROTC program, and end the year with about a 3.5 GPA. I've logged a good number of volunteer hours and feel like I've come a long way as a person.
I would like to thank you all for helping me with a habit that has helped me study on many late nights, and de-stress after many tests and essays.
Now it is time to celebrate with a big bowl of Escudo!
Happy Thursday everybody!
-Ruger

 

[numbersix]

Congrats to you Ruger - nice job!

 

[tbradsim1]

Way to go young man,every journey takes one step,sounds like you're stepping good.

 

[saint007]

Great News Ruger! Get yourself a Pimm's Cup or Sazerac to go with that Escudo. :wink:
Tulane, Xavier, Loyola, Southern or UNO?

 

[cobguy]

Congrats! :clap:

 

[papipeguy]

Good for you. All of those are wonderful achievements and I'm sure many more will be accomplished in the coming years. Work hard, have fun and don't compromise on what you feel is right. You'll go far and gain tremendous growth. I like to see young people succeed.

 

[ruger414]

Thanks everybody!
Saint, I go to Tulane

 

[saint007]

Saint, I go to Tulane
:worship: Awesome school, I was part of the NROTC there many many moons ago until I flunked out and enlisted. I had thought about going back to LSU but said, "what the heck I want to see the world". In the end, it all worked out just fine.
Glad Football is returning to the campus. I always felt that making the Green Wave play in the Super Dome killed the program.

 

[ravkesef]

Congrats on completing your first year. You're well on your way!

 

[dottiewarden]

Congratulations Ruger - A well deserved pipe for sure - enjoy!

 

[phred]

Congratulations! 3.5 is nothing to sneeze at - good work!

 

[sfsteves]

At the end of my freshman year, I was smoking completely crap pipes with equally crap tobacco in them ... quality pipes and quality tobacco (such as Escudo) were years ahead in my future ... your future is bright, ruger ... enjoy it ...

 

[bullbriar]

Sounds like you're on your way.

 

[petes03]

Congrats, and good job!

 

[dread]

Congrats - it is a big day! It is a big transition time and you did it.