howdy ya'll:

i'm writing to you from the great state of texas. where everything really is bigger.

i arrived last night, perfectly on time. and the flights were surprisingly relaxing! my mom, dad, leslie, sharon and her boyfriend colin, all came to greet me at the airport, which was nice. so we drove home, i toasted a frozen waffle for dinner, and before i knew it, we were inflating the aerobed. this afternoon, leslie and i went out to look for curtains and a queen-size mattress for what will soon be her new bedroom. and now i've sat down to write about my days while dinner is being made. we're bbq-ing burgers and dogs...mmm. i'm a tad disappointed at the weather though. i was expecting to swim all day and tan to a golden brown crisp. but alas, no sunshine. today it's been raining, off and on-- warm enough to go swimming i guess, kind of humid. we'll see what tomorrow brings!

every single time i come out here to visit, i think of how easy life would be if i just lived at home. leslie does it! sharon does it every few months! they both drive amazing new suv's and have clothes and spending money galore! and it would benefit my future immensely if i could just move back home and go to school full time. but then i come to my senses and think of how wonderful it is to finally have flown the coop. sure, i work for a company overrun with people i can't stand and i do a job that doesn't even tap into a fraction of my brain's capacity. so i live paycheck to paycheck and buy the sunday paper just to cut coupons like an 80 year old. and i'm probably one of two people left on the planet without a cell phone (you're the other one, pete) cuz i wouldn't be able to afford the bill. but what i do have, i love. hey man-- to each, his own. but i'll never move back home just to drive an suv. wow... that was a tangent.

well, i think there's some bud light in the fridge. from what i heard, they don't sell pacifico around these parts. shameful. have a super evening everyone...