The Big Question... Why?

So the question that has been posed to me by people after viewing my 6 page outline for this project here is why? Why would I spend at least the better part of the summer writing out these stories that are most likely never going to be read, probably not even by those who they are about? Well, there are a few reasons. First, at 25, I can say that everything that I've known for the last 6 years (meaning this group of people and BG itself) has changed and/or left for good including me. But there were so many good things about this group of friends that I've been having trouble ending that chapter of my life and moving onto whatever lies ahead. I really enjoy reliving the experiances of college. Now I know what you're saying, no shit everyone does. I get it. But I hope writing, and the process of gathering all these stories, will help me get through a rather rough time. Ok, so it's self-indulgent, you say, big friggin deal. And I'll give you that. But it was a conversation with my dad a few months back that solidified my resolve to do this. For the first time ever, we swapped college stories. He opened up on a level that we've never done and he admitted that not keeping up with his frat brothers and being able to have those memories has been one of his regrets over the years. And that was his advice for me, don't let those stories and memories fade away because of the people you knew and what they mean to all of you. And he's right. All the memories and people from BG are some of the things that I hold most dear in my heart. All of the good shit and the bad, I wouldn't change a damn thing that happened in those 6 years and I hope I'm not the only one who feels that way. That's why I'm doing it. To share my experiances while giving a testament to all of the people who have helped make me who I am, who have picked me up off the ground more times than I or they would like to count, who have become my family. That is why I plan on doing this. So while it may be self-indulgent, it's done out of love for my second family. And for a penchant to tell some great drunk stories.