Today, I'm back in the great state of North Carolina (Go on and Raise Up!!!) visiting Katie and a few other friends for a couple days. However, this is only the beginning of what is sure to be an action packed month and a half.
While I'm up here, I plan on visiting my mom, who lives in Raleigh for an afternoon and try to get in touch with a few buddies from school. I'll be staying until Wednesday and then heading back to the A for a few days to get ready for the fishing trip to Destine, FL that my dad is taking my brother, my brother-in-law, and me on. He has always wanted to do this but it has never worked out in the past. I'm pretty stoked to get out on the open seas again since I haven't seen the beach or the beautiful ocean in about 3 months! It doesn't sound like a very long time but for a person who loves the ocean and spends as much time as I did around it, it seems like an eternity. Regardless I know he and the rest of the guys are super excited.
Once we get back from Destine, Katie is coming down for a few days to spend 4th of July with me and the fam and we are going to the biggest concert of the summer, 311!!! It will be my first time seeing them live and since we are tagging along with Adam Rabreau and hopefully my brother, it should prove to be an epic experience. For those of you who don't know, Adam Rabreau is the younger one of two Rabreaus who have been my brother's best friends since, it seems like, the beginning of time. Anywho, I have been hanging out with him and Brian alot and we have become pretty good friends as well. The only thing that could make this concert realize its full potential, in the words of philosophers everywhere, would be if Tobias Levin were to come to the ATL for the show. But I don't think that will happen considering its 4th of July weekend. I mean this in the most heterosexual way possible when I say that man I miss that dude!
Anyway, after the concert, I am driving over to my old home for the first time since mom moved to Raleigh. I have to get some OSC time in there and if you don't know what the OSC is, then you don't know me very well. Once, I go there, I will most likely be coming back to Atlanta for a few days preparing for the family vaction in St. Simmons, GA. We didn't go last year so it should be extra fun this year.
Well there is the next month of my life, I have no job so I might as well kick it and go places that satisfy my heart's desire. Until next time, keep it real and remember, there is no use in worrying because if God wants it to happen, there is no stopping it, you just have to understand that it is the way it is for a reason and you have to look at the "half-full" side of life.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Journeys in the South
It's been a while since I last blogged about my life this summer here in Atlanta, Georgia. Since my last post I have done many things that have kept me fairly busy during the past couple weeks.
Last week I traveled to Dothan, Alabama for a funeral as my step-mom and her side of the family mourned the loss of their mother. I am not sure about some of the details involved with her passing but I do know that she had been pretty sick days before she passed away. Although I had never met this woman, I wanted to pay my respects to her for Mama's sake. My step-mom (Mama, as she is affectionately known by me) and I have a pretty close relationship and I have come to regard her as my second mother, so naturally, when she asked me to be there with her, I wanted to give her all the support I could. So Dad, Grandma, and I packed up my truck and headed down last Friday morning.
We took my truck because Grandma had some furniture that she wanted to give to Mandie, (my oldest sibbling) who lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and I figured it would be an appropriate time to drop by and say hey. Also, I have some friends from Furman who live there, so I decided that I would make a weekend out of it.
In total, I probably drove close to eight or nine hours that day, leaving for the four hour journey to Dothan early in the morning and then drove roughly three to four hour up to Birmingham after paying my respects to Mama's mother. Man it was a drive, but seeing as how I had never ventured into Alabama before, I just sat back and took in the scenery. I especially enjoyed driving on I-20 through downtown Birmingham late on Friday night. The interstate cut right through the center of town and rested above the land making it somewhat like a subway ride or something. All the city lights and late night ambience was unforgettable. The city lays in a valley surrounded by large rolling hills which made for a great scenic drive through this urban jungle.
Finally, I arrived at my friend Cyrus' house around ten at night and just hung out and caught up on the time appart. My other friend, John (known as Buggins to me) took me to this restaurant called Al's that served this gigantic baked potato filled with all the regular fixin's along with chicken and barbeque sauce. Man! It tasted good but by the plate's end, I thought I was going to have a heart attack. It was nice hanging out with friends I hadn't seen in a while and I must say experiencing Birmingham was fun too.
In other news regarding my life, I've been pushing myself into a pretty good exercise routine after deciding to adopt some healthy habits over the summer sometime near the end of school. I've been running between two and three miles a day, five times a week. Also, I have been playing some racketball with the old man, and surprisingly, he's pretty good and I haven't gotten to the point where I can beat him on a regular basis. None the less, he and I have started exercising on a regular basis, something that is very crucial for a family that loves to eat!
Other than that, I have just been hanging out around the house. I did buy a season pass to Six Flags and White Water and I took my niece and nephew, Hannah and Jordan to the water park yesterday. We had a lot of fun!
This weekend, my brother and his roomates are throwing a moon bounce party that seems to be shaping up to be a pretty big deal. After it's over, I will be sure to tell you how it goes. Also, I am planning a trip up to Charlotte next week to see Katie and some other friends from school. Should be a good time. Until next time, be easy and keep it real and always remember to look at the positive side of life. If you don't, life will be a huge let down for you.
Last week I traveled to Dothan, Alabama for a funeral as my step-mom and her side of the family mourned the loss of their mother. I am not sure about some of the details involved with her passing but I do know that she had been pretty sick days before she passed away. Although I had never met this woman, I wanted to pay my respects to her for Mama's sake. My step-mom (Mama, as she is affectionately known by me) and I have a pretty close relationship and I have come to regard her as my second mother, so naturally, when she asked me to be there with her, I wanted to give her all the support I could. So Dad, Grandma, and I packed up my truck and headed down last Friday morning.
We took my truck because Grandma had some furniture that she wanted to give to Mandie, (my oldest sibbling) who lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and I figured it would be an appropriate time to drop by and say hey. Also, I have some friends from Furman who live there, so I decided that I would make a weekend out of it.
In total, I probably drove close to eight or nine hours that day, leaving for the four hour journey to Dothan early in the morning and then drove roughly three to four hour up to Birmingham after paying my respects to Mama's mother. Man it was a drive, but seeing as how I had never ventured into Alabama before, I just sat back and took in the scenery. I especially enjoyed driving on I-20 through downtown Birmingham late on Friday night. The interstate cut right through the center of town and rested above the land making it somewhat like a subway ride or something. All the city lights and late night ambience was unforgettable. The city lays in a valley surrounded by large rolling hills which made for a great scenic drive through this urban jungle.
Finally, I arrived at my friend Cyrus' house around ten at night and just hung out and caught up on the time appart. My other friend, John (known as Buggins to me) took me to this restaurant called Al's that served this gigantic baked potato filled with all the regular fixin's along with chicken and barbeque sauce. Man! It tasted good but by the plate's end, I thought I was going to have a heart attack. It was nice hanging out with friends I hadn't seen in a while and I must say experiencing Birmingham was fun too.
In other news regarding my life, I've been pushing myself into a pretty good exercise routine after deciding to adopt some healthy habits over the summer sometime near the end of school. I've been running between two and three miles a day, five times a week. Also, I have been playing some racketball with the old man, and surprisingly, he's pretty good and I haven't gotten to the point where I can beat him on a regular basis. None the less, he and I have started exercising on a regular basis, something that is very crucial for a family that loves to eat!
Other than that, I have just been hanging out around the house. I did buy a season pass to Six Flags and White Water and I took my niece and nephew, Hannah and Jordan to the water park yesterday. We had a lot of fun!
This weekend, my brother and his roomates are throwing a moon bounce party that seems to be shaping up to be a pretty big deal. After it's over, I will be sure to tell you how it goes. Also, I am planning a trip up to Charlotte next week to see Katie and some other friends from school. Should be a good time. Until next time, be easy and keep it real and always remember to look at the positive side of life. If you don't, life will be a huge let down for you.
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