Out of all of the
people that I have met in high school, Jesse (Jay Spangles) Spangler is a
person that I will never forget. I knew Jesse through sports such as our
freshman year basketball team or eight grade football. However, I only saw him as
a teammate, other than that, we didn't talk much. Those were the days when
Jesse was still dedicated to band and he hadn't grown into the trash talker he
is today. It wasn't till our sophomore year that Jesse became part of the group.
After
that, Jesse quickly became a very good friend of mine. Outside of sports, we
actually had more in common than we thought we did. We quickly bonded over a
slight addiction to the game, Call of Duty Black Ops. After many hours of
yelling at TV screen, Jesse and I had become friends. Jesse’s parents then
became a second pair of parents for me. His father is still the only constant
father figure that I have had in my life. I have only been fishing on a boat
twice, and that was when Jesse’s father decided to take us out to a lake. His
family has really done a lot for me and I thank them for that.
I
have spent A LOT of time at Jesse’s house. This comes from our long gaming
sessions and me having to use his internet to get all of my homework done. Then
last year, Jesse wanted to house a foreign exchange student. This was probably one
of the very best decisions that he has ever made. That is how we came to know
our Herman de Espuma, Ramon Duran. This is ironic, because Duran is also my
mom’s last name. Throughout his whole
time here, Jesse and I felt as if Ramon really was our little brother. I’ll
never forget the fishing trip that we all went on. That weekend, we caught so
much fish that I can’t remember the exact number. The bond that Jesse, Ramon,
and I had was incredible. I spent a lot of time with Ramon, even without Jesse
being there.
When
Ramon left, Jesse and I were simply devastated. We basically said bye to our
brother that we knew we won’t see for a long long time. The time spent with
Ramon was some of best of my life. I can speak for Jesse and say that Ramon was
probably one of the only things that he has genuinely cared for, other than
baseball.
After
all of the stuff that we have been through together, Jay Spangles has become
one of my best friends.
I have to say that I laughed pretty hard when you said Jesse was a trash talker. You two do seem like you cannot get enough of each other. You probably wrote this blog at his house. Seeing you two play the video games on his TV is probably one of the funniest things people could watch. You two get so mad at the game, especially when it came to FIFA or that NFL game that y’all played when I was at his house once. You two make incredible best friends and hopefully it stays like that.
ReplyDeleteHaha. This is hilarious. The trash talker part was my favorite. . I always forget that Jesse was in band! I think it's awesome that you guys are such good friends, you don't see that happen very often and that is one of the things that I love most about Holbrook High school, we pretty much feel comfortable being friends with anyone and everyone here in our happy little town.
ReplyDeleteOh man! This guy is one amazing, cool, chill, cow-a-bunga guy. I’ve known Jesse since my freshmen basketball season, and we have become good friends since then. Back in freshmen year Jesse was a quiet “goody good.” (: When I first saw him and slowly got to know him I said “Geez, this white boy needs to lighten up.” Throughout high school this guy was always a hard worker in sports, especially in baseball. He has so much love for the sport he wanted to play with his ACL still in the process of healing. He was a crazy white boy in basketball as well. He will quickly draw fouls within the first half. Then he will go and knock someone over just for the heck of it. I’m glad I was given the chance to meet Jesse, and I know it will be a great opportunity for anybody else too.
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