"Been so long since I seen your face"

This past weekend, Lisa and I went home for the first time since we moved away. It was a wonderful weekend. Friday night a group of 13 gathered around a Red Lobster table for 10 and cleared the room of patrons with it's boisterous laughing and conversation. We had a great deal of fun before returning to the Hell Hole to talk late into the night.

Saturday was the third Ray LaMontagne show I'd ever seen with Phil, Jason and Par. Again we had a super good time even though Ray only played for a bit.

So there's missing your friends feelings combined with truly appreciating your friends feelings. Only seeing everybody every few weeks or so, will make each visit all the more meaningful. It was nice to have Phil making fun of me again simply because he knew it got to me just enough that it was worth it on both sides. It was funny to be the butt of Jason's persistent anti-semitic comments including the "Most Offensive Comment of the Evening" just in time.

A good time was had by all. Tonight I watched a movie by myself for the first time since wedding (the verb, not the event although I mean both). Friday Night Lights - a good flick. The real Varsity Blues, as one IMDB reviewer put it.

I began work on an essay tonight entitled The Songs of My Life. Work seems like it's going to pick up pretty fast.