It's days like these that I wish I had a boat

*Note to the reader: this was written Sunday evening but wasn't posted until Monday due to technical difficulties.

Just hydroplaned my way back from Houston. The weather today was incredible. Rain, rain, and more rain. There's nothing quite like going 60mph on the highway then seeing your speedometer suddenly slip to 40mph since you're just sliding on water. Nor is there anything like not being able to see the car 50 feet in front of you because of all the water. It took longer than normal, but at least I made it back safe and sound.

And it was a great weekend.

Friday afternoon, Phil, much to my surprise, got off work early and met me at his house as soon as I got in town. I got the grand tour and we caught up on the little stuff. That night we had a fabulous sushi dinner, at my favorite Houston sushi bar, Cafe Japon. Then we helped celebrate Elaine's birthday by meeting a group for drinks. We were both pretty tired so we didn't stay long. Got back to Phil's, opened a bottle of wine, and stayed up too late talking.

Saturday I met Gena for lunch. Gena is a very old friend who I never see enough of. The last time I saw her was in June when we went to New Orleans together. Speaking of New Orleans, Thursday I received a CD in the mail from Earl, our fabulous sushi waiter/musician/photographer from NO. Earl's band, Amerigo just put out a CD and he sent one as he promised all the way back in June. What a guy! Thanks, Earl! I'll email soon. Anyhow, Gena and I had a short lunch but it was great to catch up.

Saturday afternoon, I got my hair cut by Phil's fabulous hairdresser, Alex. It was very nice to "get fussed over." I dig the cut and will post a picture once I'm clean. Now I just have to go back so that Alex can color it too. Afterwards, we had drinks with Alex, his wife Laura, and their daughter...good conversation.

Saturday night after discussing many choices for dinner we ended up having sushi again (though at a different restaurant). It was just as good as the night before! What was it Phil said? Something about buying a sushi bar just so he could eat it everyday. No complaints here. After dinner we saw Oceans 11. Then we headed off to the "make-out bar" which to this day, I don't know the name of. Don't worry, we were too busy drinking and talking about family dynamics to make-out. But it was nice to lounge on the couch.

Today we met Adam, Grace, and Kelby for lunch at Mai's (which is a must do when I visit Houston). Lunch was great, but the conversation was better. It was wonderful to hang out with these neat people. How am I blessed with such amazing people in my life?

This whole weekend was really rejuvenating for me. A mini-vacation was exactly what I needed. Just to get away, see some good friends (that I don't see enough of), and have good conversation. It was also really good for me to be back in Houston and remember the person I was when I lived there. It's good to see the change that's happened to me over the past year and a half. Change is hard, but it's good. Nothing can get better if it always stays the same. All in all, I'm feeling very refreshed and happy. It was a great weekend.

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