you can never go home again, oatman... but i guess you can shop there...

i apologize for my absence... i took the red-eye to arkansas wednesday night/thursday morning and have been on the move (with little sleep) since then... i didn't get movie trivia done because i was trying to get everything ready... but i'm trying to get it ready for today... just late - and it will be a short one...

it was a great trip home... it was good to see family and friends, as well as drive over to nashville to see my roommates and the apartment i'll be moving to in late december. i was going to try and post some pictures, but i haven't had a chance yet...

i feel like there is much to write, but it's hard to sort through it all... so i'll put some highlights and maybe some lowlights and expand on them later if i feel the need...

here's a rundown of the trip:
thursday - friday morning: hanging out with family
friday afternoon - sunday afternoon: hanging out at asu with college friends for homecoming
sunday evening - monday morning: hanging out in nashville at my apartment
monday afternoon: back to the airport
what i didn't include was all the time spent in the car... about 750 miles of highway driving...

saturday i went to the worst football game ever... i mean, the crowd/energy part was great, but the actual game was pretty bad... going into overtime with a score of 0-0 says a lot... we kicked a field goal to win 3-0... but it was still a bad game...

but i haven't had a chance to sing the asu fight song in a long time... the asu fight song instantly brings joy and excitement to my heart when i hear it... keep in mind that the fight song on the website sounds like it was recorded in the 40's or 50's... we don't necessarily sound that way these days... and when it says, "fight, fight, fight" - we don't sing melodically, we scream it... and at the end when it says, "so that the world may see... that i-n-d-i-a-n-s means victory," we scream "STATE" right after that... okay... i need to move on... i'm getting a bit sentimental...

going to nashville was a good choice... i not only got to see my fabulous roommates, but i got to take part in the first placement of all our dvd's and movies on the shelf... the shelf is an interesting addition to the apartment... i'll have to post a picture of it soon... but it's so awesome... and kind of out of control... having 3 copies of 13 going on 30 between the three of us screams excessive... but it's wonderful...

i also got to have a more realistic picture of the move in december... i think so far it's been a bit too "rose-colored glasses..." and getting to see everything, i'm more aware of the challenges that will face me... but with that comes a new excitement with more confidence. it's different, but good...

for the last couple of years (since moving to the nw), i've thought that it would be impossible for me to go home... things are too weird, people change... it's just different... or so i thought... but honestly, going home this time felt good... it felt good to see old friends and feel the embrace of friendship that doesn't really die... it may change somewhat, but is not gone... it felt natural and right... i've had a fear of moving too close to home... but to be honest, i look forward to being closer to my friends from college... a 4-hour drive rather than a 6 hour flight... i'm not sure how much i'll get over there or if they'll come to visit me at all... but i have great friends... i'll post pictures when i get home tonight... but for now, i need to get some movie trivia done so that i'm not hated!!!

i totally haven't done justice to the experience with my words...