Home Sweet Home

I'm happy to be home but only because I'm tired. Jon kept me up too late last night...not that I'm complaining. The weekend was fabulous. I got to see good friends and spend lots of time with my best friend, Autumn. She's moving to El Paso next month, and I wanted to see her while she's still only a 3 hour drive away. Speaking of which, I've got to check flights to El Paso. She wants me to drive out there with her if I can fly back inexpensively.

So I didn't leave for Austin until Saturday because Friday night I got to see Adam and Grace. They came up from Houston to visit family. So we went to Expo Lounge late Friday night for drinks. Normally I enjoy that bar a lot but the dj was just a bit too loud that night. And it seemed that a lot of people gave off a weird vibe. There were a few really drunk people floating around which was uncomfortable. Then this completely naked guy (I don't think he even had shoes or socks on!) ran out, took a photo and ran off. It was definitely surreal. But it was good to see Adam and Grace who are just glowing when they're around each other. It's awesome to see a couple so happy.

I woke up earlier than expected Saturday morning, got the oil changed in my car, packed up stuff for me and Tiger, and headed down to Austin. Autumn and I took advantage of the gorgeous weather as soon as I got in town and went to Zilker Park with the dogs. Just as we were finishing up our walk, this woman approached us with a photo. The story was very disjointed because she was upset, but what we gathered was she was hunting down her 13 year old daughter who ran away. Poor woman. Cindy met at us at home where we hung out until dinner time. Then Autumn and I met Gil and Max for dinner. It has been so long since I ate out on a Saturday night, that I forgot waiting an hour or more for a table is normal. But I had a great time catching up with Gil who I never see enough.

Sunday was the shopping adventure of all shopping adventures. Well, not really...I just found some good deals and had a great time. I think the coolest thing I got was a new pen. But the sandals are pretty great too. Later we stopped by Stacia's house to pick up some photos. It was nice to see her and catch up. Cindy came over again and we took the dogs to yet another park. (I can't remember the name of it but it's the one where Eyeore's Birthday is held.) Tiger was so happy and well-behaved this weekend. He's gotten so much better about traveling with me. I'm so glad. Sunday night, Autumn, Cindy, and I cooked dinner before I went over to Jon's house. Since Jon just got his first computer, we played around with that. Then we stayed up way too late reminiscing about our friendship over the past 3 or 4 years. It's amazing how fast the time goes.

Today Autumn and I had our traditional breakfast at Einstein's Bagels. Then we stopped by Gil's bakery and chatted with him mom. We also took home enough focaccia to feed a small army...not that I'm complaining - they make the best in the world. We then spent the rest of the morning, going through Autumn's photos and re-organizing them. She had taken all of her photo albums to Stacia's apartment early last week. Then a few days later due to the neighbors not putting out a cigarette, the wall separating the apartments caught on fire. Luckily no one was hurt, but Stacia lost two couches and some of Autumn's photos. Unfortunately the neighbors lost everything. So Autumn and I had to go through all her albums letting pictures dry and wiping off the ashes. Thankfully she only lost a dozen photos or so. But it sure makes me think about my collection. I don't know what I would do if I were to lose them all. They simply can't be replaced.

Going through the photos today was awesome. We laughed and reminisced about all the years we've been friends. Autumn and I met in the dorm our freshman year. That was 1995. We've been best friends ever since. I'm the luckiest person in the world to have a woman like Autumn in my life and to have had a friendship like ours for 6 1/2 years. It's comforting to know that no matter how far apart we are (Dallas to El Paso), we'll always be close. I had such a great weekend because I got to spend it with my best friend.

And I think everytime I come back from Autumn's house I find myself wanting a new Chris Issac cd. This time it's "Speak of the Devil."

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