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I took this picture while driving through the parking lot outside of the store I work at (Staples). I'd just gotten out of work and was listening to a mix CD I had made back in the later part of my eleventh grade year in high school, when everything seemed turbulent, pointless and beautiful all at once. It was a weird time, I'll admit, but listening to that mix brought back so many good memories and thoughts. I'd just gotten my first car and had discovered the joys of driving around late at night with music playing and air conditioning blowing on you. I didn't mind if someone accompanied me in my trip or if I were alone (a rarity in those days)... I just took comfort in the drive. I love driving at night with a pretty song playing. I can still remember how liberating it'd felt to drive myself to school in my Focus while listening to "This Charming Man" and singing along. That was also the first day I wore a button down Oxford shirt and black slacks, and funnily enough, one of the first times I wore my hair in a pompadour. Great times those were... 

Anyway, life's much greater now. I've got a fiance, a nice apartment, a nice car, a wedding to co-plan, school's almost done. I'm enjoying my life as much as I can. Tomorrow morning, Lynne and I are leaving for a 4 day trip to Houston to visit with her grandma Betty and her best friend Alex. We're both very excited for the trip, especially since it will be our first vacation together as well as our first road trip together. It's sure to be fun. We're compiling a very long mix on our iPod for the drive down, ranging from rockabilly to swing to 80's pop to the Smiths to 1950's r&b... it's eclectic to say the least. I can't wait!

About a week ago we had our nephew, Gabriel over to stay the night with us. We watched a few cartoons and took him to Denny's to eat at night as well. We have fun with him, especially now that he can talk and ask questions frequently. He says some pretty funny things,

that's for sure. He got compliments from pretty much every female on the wait staff at that particular Denny's, but he was too shy to really say much back. He drew us a pretty cool picture of aliens and colored a rocket, too. We were real impressed. He also managed to make one of the most random faces I've ever seen.... The picture's in this post, so... you be the judge.

Anyway, there's not much else for me to mention. After this trip, we'll be going to Austin for two days next week. Insane times... but I love it. Adios!