I've been home in Arlington for the past week, I leave tonight, and of course I didn't do everything that I wanted to which included reading books and applying for jobs and writing something in my journal and playing with the baby more and pretty much just organizing my life and wrapping my head around the fact that in a year I will be a real person out of college and expected to take control of my future. But one thing that I did do well was eat;) I hit up all my favorite spots only available at home: Taco Bueno (Mexican food so crappy it has to be good), Braums (I have yet to find a chocolate shake in Utah that I like as much), Davids BBQ (Texas bbq, nuf said), and this little old school Kolache place where I swear you can taste the love in the pastry.
I wish I could've gone shooting with my Dad, I haven't gone in forever, but he did take me to the driving range which I could definitely get in to, and I'm excited about going to the range with Skyler this summer.
I LOVE Texas, but I kind of doubt I'll live here again for a while. I'm not really sure I can handle living at home anymore... I'm used to being my own person up at school and it's really hard to come back home and have my time monopolized by everyone else, plus I don't have too many people down here any more that I could hang out with. At home, everyone still treats me like a kid, and I get it, I'm only 19, but I'm also much more than that. How many 19 year-olds are seniors in college? (We won't delve into the fact that there also probably aren't too many 19ers that have already had a failed engagement, but that has had a huge impact on who I am right now).
I just love being at BYU. If we could only combine the Utah summers and Texas winters, mountains in the distance and BIG Texas skies, red rock and bluebonnets. BYU plus a big city. I've been joking about BYU LA for a while now... I think it's genius and I will fondly pronounce and refer to it as Beulah.
I've enjoyed being home, spending time with family, catching up with my best friend from high school, and playing with my cats, but I'm really anxious to get back to a certain someone tonight. I got to meet some more of his family last night which was way fun. I think it's funny that I've met his grandparents, aunts and uncles, a few cousins, his mom and a couple siblings, but he hasn't met any of my family yet. His mom, sister and brother-in-law met my whole family last night on their way to their own Easter dinner. I'm really glad I got to meet them; it was a quick visit, but I get the feeling that I would really enjoy being around them. And now if Tatia ever reads this, she shouldn't feel like a stalker at all because we've met:) Plus, I'm like a professional stalker: broadcasting has honed my creeping skills.
Anyway, I'm excited to get back to school tonight. This should be an interesting semester; I've never taken classes Spring semester, and it's weird to think that in a year I'll be done!
