eve carson's memorial service at unc was awesome today. it was the perfect mix of light-heartedness and sadness. during the memorial, i was writing down quotes from the people who spoke about her to get up on our website before broadcast time and these are my favorite two of the entire 70 minute service:

“She was a terrible driver, she was always late, and whether it was hers or not, Eve always ate the ice cream in the freezer and left one bite left because, of course, ‘it was yours,’” said one roommate. “She freaked out about midterms, worried about her hair and what to wear a cried when she was overwhelmed.”

“The Eve-citement was prevalent in her e-mails,” said Lassiter. “She would punctuate her e-mails with seven, eight, nine exclamation points.”

these are my favorites because they are REAL. yes, she was very accomplished, yes, she had awesome grades, yes, she traveled all over the place...but honestly, none of that really means a thing. when you love someone, it's those quirky and sometimes annoying things that grow on you and those are things that make someone who they are. the lesson here is that life is short and it's sad but a lot of times, the things in life that matter the most get pushed to the side...it was a great reminder that everyone needs to re-evaluate their priorities and focus on what's important...God, family and friends (in that order).

i'm sure she would have loved the service today...actually i'm sure she DID :)