The waiting is the hardest part...

I got an e-mail around 0857 this morning from my dad. It was brief but reassuring. It's nearly 9:00 and we're just getting ready to finish loading the new Jasonmobile, he wrote. Don't ask why he's calling it the "Jasonmobile." That's really not normal behavior for him, and I suspect he's had one too many cups of coffee already if he's writing things like that. Should be on the road in a few minutes. Will catch you this afternoon.

So now I'm home early from work (as planned) and waiting for my parents to arrive (as expected). I want to go grab a quick shower before they arrive but I harbor the secret suspicion that the minute I get into the tub they'll pull up, so I'm not really very anxious to go wash up. The good thing is that Kestral is home today so she could get the door when they arrive if I were so indisposed.

Tough choices like these positively rule my life.

It's been a very good day this far. I was surprised when I got into the office, one nice thing after another kept happening until I was left feeling like I was going to explode from all the positive energy. It's rare that I get like this, but it does happen! Today lots of other really cool things happened, many of them coming in rapid order. I won't go into detail right now because if I do I'll never get into that shower and then my parents will arrive just as I get in. I think it will suffice to say that I'm really blessed with some special people in my life and I just can't get enough.

So yeah.... it's been a great day so far, and I think the rest of the day will be just as good. It's been a long time since I have felt this positive about anything. It's very refreshing.

I think about you

The waiting is the hardest part...

I got an e-mail around 0857 this morning from my dad. It was brief but reassuring. It's nearly 9:00 and we're just getting ready to finish loading the new Jasonmobile, he wrote. Don't ask why he's calling it the "Jasonmobile." That's really not normal behavior for him, and I suspect he's had one too many cups of coffee already if he's writing things like that. Should be on the road in a few minutes. Will catch you this afternoon.

So now I'm home early from work (as planned) and waiting for my parents to arrive (as expected). I want to go grab a quick shower before they arrive but I harbor the secret suspicion that the minute I get into the tub they'll pull up, so I'm not really very anxious to go wash up. The good thing is that Kestral is home today so she could get the door when they arrive if I were so indisposed.

Tough choices like these positively rule my life.

It's been a very good day this far. I was surprised when I got into the office, one nice thing after another kept happening until I was left feeling like I was going to explode from all the positive energy. It's rare that I get like this, but it does happen! Today lots of other really cool things happened, many of them coming in rapid order. I won't go into detail right now because if I do I'll never get into that shower and then my parents will arrive just as I get in. I think it will suffice to say that I'm really blessed with some special people in my life and I just can't get enough.

So yeah.... it's been a great day so far, and I think the rest of the day will be just as good. It's been a long time since I have felt this positive about anything. It's very refreshing.

I think about you

Short update

Parents arrived safely around 1632 hours. Apparently they would have been here sooner but traffic on I-90 was apparently quite screwed up once it crossed the Illinois border. It sounds like road construction is to blame, as they feared.

The new truck is really incredible. I will detail it with pictures at some other time, but I'm really impressed with it thus far.

Dinner was had at the Continental restaurant, which both my parents seemed to enjoy. We spent a lot of time out on the porch just talking after we got back from dinner, probably more than two hours all told. They seem to like both Roho and Kestral, although they haven't had a chance to interact with them much. They also seem to like my neighborhood, which is nice... I like it here too. Maybe I should consider buying a town home here instead of wandering elsewhere for a house in another six months....

Tomorrow we'll transfer paperwork for the pickups, and I'll move my belongings from the F-150 into the Expedition. After that's done we aren't sure what our plans are... things are sort of up in the air at the moment with regards to the day's major activities once the Ritual Of The Keys is completed. We might go in to Chicago to see a couple of the sights (museum, possibly the Sears Tower) or we might drop by my office so that I can show them where I work. I don't imagine that there's anything my dad particularly wants to do, he's not very good with the tourist things and tends to get sort of bored. He shares my lament that Blue Man Group has no Monday or Tuesday night performances because he thinks the show would be awesome to see -- he's right -- in person. Ah well, maybe next time.

I do have dinner planned ahead of time, we will be going up to BD's so that we can enjoy tasty stir fry. Dad and I will likely try to out-spice one another, which should have some amusing consequences for the both of us if we're not careful. I look forward to it!

But now I need to sleep, because for whatever reason I am completely wiped out.

One pill makes you larger

Short update

Parents arrived safely around 1632 hours. Apparently they would have been here sooner but traffic on I-90 was apparently quite screwed up once it crossed the Illinois border. It sounds like road construction is to blame, as they feared.

The new truck is really incredible. I will detail it with pictures at some other time, but I'm really impressed with it thus far.

Dinner was had at the Continental restaurant, which both my parents seemed to enjoy. We spent a lot of time out on the porch just talking after we got back from dinner, probably more than two hours all told. They seem to like both Roho and Kestral, although they haven't had a chance to interact with them much. They also seem to like my neighborhood, which is nice... I like it here too. Maybe I should consider buying a town home here instead of wandering elsewhere for a house in another six months....

Tomorrow we'll transfer paperwork for the pickups, and I'll move my belongings from the F-150 into the Expedition. After that's done we aren't sure what our plans are... things are sort of up in the air at the moment with regards to the day's major activities once the Ritual Of The Keys is completed. We might go in to Chicago to see a couple of the sights (museum, possibly the Sears Tower) or we might drop by my office so that I can show them where I work. I don't imagine that there's anything my dad particularly wants to do, he's not very good with the tourist things and tends to get sort of bored. He shares my lament that Blue Man Group has no Monday or Tuesday night performances because he thinks the show would be awesome to see -- he's right -- in person. Ah well, maybe next time.

I do have dinner planned ahead of time, we will be going up to BD's so that we can enjoy tasty stir fry. Dad and I will likely try to out-spice one another, which should have some amusing consequences for the both of us if we're not careful. I look forward to it!

But now I need to sleep, because for whatever reason I am completely wiped out.

One pill makes you larger