Friday, May 28, 2004

Nightcap

Well, last night in Wheeling. Dad got back this evening from some sort of expo down south of here, where he go to show off his biodiesel project. Sounds like it went well, and the house seems less empty when both mom and dad are home.

I got to borrow the cadillac today from Grandpa Garvin, after having some of his homemade chili for lunch and consulting him on the stock market. Once I was able to adjust the automatic seat to fit my short legs, I cruised out to the Ohio Valley Mall, where I pretended to have enough money to buy 400 thread count sheets for my bed. I didn't know they made 400 count, but DAMN are they heavenly. And DAMN are they expensive. Looks like 280 for my new bed setup.

The mall was pretty quiet on a thursday afternoon, so it was in fact a rather lonely trip. At 3:30PM, I came home, picked mom up from work, and got to the house in time to get mom's requests for my evening apparel (I humor her) and take Liz out for dinner at Undo's in Elm Grove. Undo's is a sort of local chain of mid-scale Family Italian Restraunts. I got Wedding Soup Linguine, and it was DELECTABLE. Liz and I spent alot of time paralleling her recent breakup to a highschool boyfriend (who doesn't deserve her) with my highschool breakup with Dave K. I had forgotten how public a breakup is in highschool--everyone knows about it, and everyone takes sides.

Of all the things I've experienced on this trip home, the greatest has been hanging out with my younger sister. Liz and I have shopped for dresses, chased the dog around the yard, and shared frustrations with highschool friends and mom's insistence that we wear fancy dresses to her preschool graduation program. She's grown in to a beautiful, down-to-earth young lady who takes very little B.S. but still keeps things rather whimsical (she's an Aquarius, no doubt). I wish I could spend more time with her, even if it was just to borrow more of her clothes.

So here I am, ready to come home. Funny how home changes from where you grew up to where you live? Not suprising, though.

As a sidenote: the new Peter Pan movie (liveaction) is REALLY REALLY FREAKING GOOD. So fun, so cute, so beautiful--even a little acknowledgement to pre-adult sexual tension. Makes up for what Disney and Robin Williams did to the story. Wendy was cast superbly. My favorite part is the mermaids, which are legitimately unsettling but beautiful. GO WATCH IT.

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