Begin Chapter Twenty-Three Yesterday was my birthday. I was born at 1:08 in the afternoon back in 1982. I spent this last particular one with some of my family, looking at houses and running errands. At this point in life there's really no one else I would have rather spent the day with, and not much else I would have rather done. We got the whole family together last night since we have four birthdays in the month of May, grilled some food and caught up as best as we could make ourselves do. My cousin Kevin is heading off for France this morning; he'll be gone a month for a summer course then he'll return until September when he will leave again to spend a whole school year there. Pretty awesome. Some of my friends called me but I didn't want to do anything. Over the past few years I've done a pretty good job at distancing myself from just about anyone I ever knew. Way to go man!

Anyways, I'm back up in Denton this morning finishing up cleaning out the apartment. All that is left are my clothes but I also have to clean up some. It's a cool (well, 70's) and rainy day, so it's perfect for it. My dad is supposed to make some time this afternoon b/c he wants to see me before I leave Thursday for Cayman. I called him yesterday just to verify if he still wanted me to come by; funny, I missed where he wished me a happy birthday. Hate to be a prude or anything, but you know. Whatever. I'm slowly winding that relationship down.

Other that that, my bags are packed and I'm ready to get to Grand Cayman. I really believe there will be work for me when I get there. I sure hope so, otherwise Joshua will be s-c-r-e-w-ed. Also it looks like my Mom is getting a new house. Nothing like we expected, and it's in a pretty suburban, Arlington Road-esque neighborhood over off Hulen in Ft. Worth, but it's still a great house and much better than the small apt. we all cramp into now. Maybe we can actually all get together now, and not feel as if we want to leave as soon as possible. Wouldn't that be crazy? And just in time for me to leave for the Peace Corps! Still overall it's cool and I'm looking forward to her being anywhere where we all can be happy, even if it is just for a few brief moments in time.

Man I'm sarcastic today, better stop writing; someone might one day actually read this blog and they could get the wrong impression of me.  ¶ 5/28/2005 11:41:00 AM