I'm back!

Hello everybody.

Yesterday marked the last day of my month long adventure. Now I'm back in Detroit going all out to catch up with the life I left behind. All this hustle and bustle is good for me though. If there's one thing I've learned, it's really good for me to keep busy while living in the D.

My travels were fantastic. Being away in the Rocky Mountains for a week left me feeling fresh, revitalized, and ready to handle anything. I think mountain living was made for me.

Has anyone read "Travels with Charley" by John Steinbeck? After I accidentally left my book in Denver, I picked up this one at the airport and didn't put it down until Chicago. I think it might be my new favorite. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the subjects of travel and human nature.

Last night marked the start of my last semester at UDM (whoo!). My new class seems challenging, but interesting. Today I started my internship, which looks promising. Tonight I had a sit down with my prof about the feelings I, along with the rest of my cohort, have about the program. Right now I'm sitting in bed thinking that 9:30 sounds like a great time to fall asleep.

My friends are the best. The last week and a half provided me with many reasons to love and appreciate my friends even more:

• Jess and Katie time. These girls are amazing and I love us.
• Brian's SLC phone message telling me that he had found LBC at a bar in Park City. LBC is a band (stands for Long Beach County), which includes Eric Wilson on bass playing all the very best Sublime covers. The voicemail I recieved left me feeling 10% happy for him, 80% raging jealous, and 10% special that he thought to call me and share 15 seconds of heavenly music.
• Ramsey still coming to pick me up even though we had bad weather and an airport mix up.
• Dan and Dominic saving me from a flat tire in Chicago. Any bad night can turn good when it includes good friends, NHL Hitz, mashed potatoes, a warm bed, venison sausage, cinnamon rolls (thanks Leah!), and waiting around for AAA for over 12 hours.
• Alicia standing up for me everytime Katie thought I was going to let her down. This was both funny and endearing.
• Winning a free meal at Big T because Ryan likes to take bets with me that he will inevitably lose.

It looks as though I will without vacations for awhile. Which is good. My month away made me miss my Detroit friends a lot and I can't wait to catch up with them all.