just got back from Rico's parents house... it was sooooo hard to stay up in spirits but i felt i had to try my best. you could tell everyone was at the brink of breaking down but trying to stay strong to show their support for his family. his mom... wow.. shes amazing. she kept her head up and shared many wonderful memories of her son. she kept us laughing for over an hour straight. it was really weird having to meet his parents in this setting... but they treated me like family. Rico spoke of me all the time because they would always ask him where he was going at 11pm at night and he would always say on his way to my house since i lived closer to his work. im glad i finally got to meet them and i can see where rico got all of his good traits from.

tomorrow and the following day are going to be pretty rough. i hope everyone that comes to his viewing and his funeral will stay strong cuz if you knew Rico.. thats how he'd want you to be. he'd want you to race on the way there. race on the way back and never look back.

it was good seeing some of his friends tonight and again meeting his parents and some others in his family. everyone needs to stay strong for his family. God is with him now... and probably losing a race to him as i type this.