Maybe being home doesn't have to suck

I don't know. . .if you've read this often-obtuse weblog of mine, you've probably noticed that me going home correlates with an increased level of depression, boredom, and thoughtfulness. I myself was pretty sure that with mom, dad, Liz, and Don not home during schooldays for a week, I'd quickly achieve all three of those conditions.

But in all actuality, the combination of monday and tuesday that I myself have experienced has rocked alot, and been generally a fulfilling vacation from life as I know it.

A good portion of this I need to thank my pal Jonah for, since he was nice enough to drive me down to Morgantown, WV (home of West Virgina University). Thank you so very much Jonahbug!! I got to spend the evening with several good friends from highschool, and witnessed many adventures, including:

1)seeing StephSteph take her first shot of tequila, after we assured her it was NOT in fact the liquor Dave K. took a shot of and immediately threw up from--even though it was.

2)visitations to bars: Kegglers and Bent Willie's (I've been hearing about Bent Willie/y's for years and yet had never gone there before).

3)Two beers, two shots of tequila, and another tall frosty glass of beer make for a fantastic evening (drunken Amber time!)

4)Getting hit on by drunken med students, who obviously think I'm hot because I'm a scientist (and they are totally right).

6)Inevitably making friends with Drunken Med Student and his friend who works at Bob Evans. They were super cool and insist that Jonah and I (or maybe just Jonah) give them a call whenever we're in Mo-town.

5)Making a drunken phone call to Ben in the girl's restroom to say hello!

6)Passing out and sleeping in till noon, not having to worry about driving anywhere or planning anything.

All in all, it was suprisingly de-stressing to just be someone else's guest and not be in charge of where to go or what to do for the evening, and in general being an excuse to go out places. Morgantown is actually a pretty fun place in the short term, and I hope to someday go back down and see more of what it has to offer. I came home today all glowy happy for getting to see alot of old friends and have a merry night on the town. And then I found out Alice called me and that made it even more awesome!

I feel really blessed & blissed, so I'm trying to send out all my good vibes to everyone else. Tomorrow I'm booked to go hang out with Chris and perhaps try some sort of legendary wing place, maybe. I'm also going to try to borrow Grandpa Garvin's caddillac on Thursday and perhaps wander the mall, pretending I life in the Ohio Valley and have money to spend. Also on the slate is finding Sprite's artwork that he let me have, because my house seems to have swallowed it up, and I'd really like to get it displayed in my room back in Madison. Wish me luck on THAT mission (might involve fighting spiders underneath the steps!) and I'll see some of you soon!