It's been a while since my last post. That happens. Sorry.
Jesse is the next in line. He turns 22 on July 22. He's living in Provo and working at Andy Anderson's shop. Trying to describe Jesse in a few paragraphs is going to be very hard, so I'll try and capture at least the biggest things, according to me.
Jesse walks his own path. He'll never do something just because everyone else is doing it, for better or worse. He'll think it through, and choose for himself. He is not easily influenced by the opinion's of others. If I had to, I would designate Jesse as the most fiery sibling. He can have a short temper, but also has a heart of gold. He always has the back of the people he cares about the most. There are few people I would rather have on my side in a fight than Jesse.
Jesse is one of my best friends. We've been playing basketball together for so many years I lost track. Watching Jesse play basketball brings me so much happiness. He plays the game the same way he does everything else, at an energy level unmatchable by most humans. He's in on every rebound, every fastbreak, and all over the floor defensively. We call him the matrix because he's everywhere. It's not that he doesn't get tired, he just doesn't slow down when he does like everyone else. He can push himself further when he's tired than most people I know.
Jesse's a deep thinker. I love talking to him because I often leave with a different point of view on something. He often provides angles that I had left unexamined. I appreciate that a lot. It is my opinion that most people suck at thinking. Jesse is not one of those people. While we don't agree on everything, he thinks a lot and I love it. I actually think the fact that we don't agree on everything as evidence that we both think past the surface. At some point past the surface, our thoughts took a different fork and ended up at different destinations, but the process was the same.
Jesse is also one of the most loyal people I know. He and Matt Nielsen have been best friends since forever. When they were younger, you'd never find one without the other. They're a bit older now, and they may not always be physically together, but they are fiercely loyal. They would do anything for the other and they know it. They are the best friends I know. Seeing their friendship inspires me to be a better friend.
