what she said...not the joke.

sometimes these things happen... i tend to go off at the mouth... or, mind. in which case... a blog like mine can come in handy. now, over break i found myself jotting down thoughts, messages and things to remember... not things to get a the grocery, or add to my to do list at work, but to simply treasure and therefore share on this little diddy right here...

She said to me "if you remember any thing from me remember this... Never ever go to bed angry. And well, if i know you... since your like me..that won't happen... and otherwise... ALWAYS have someone on speed dial.  Make sure you have that best friend who wakes up to a ring, and within minutes is in the garage having a cigarette listening and chiming right along."

Is that not the best thing you have ever heard. Sure it wasn't eloquent, but what in life is? Sure i am a junky of good quotes, ya know the ones that bring a tear to your eye or make you feel warm and fuzzy...but at that moment, i have never heard anything more true in my life. this was something, this was a moment that i will never, ever forget. so for all of the downs that come on a trip home, or in any stressful situation..there will always no matter what be times to take something like this away from it all. and it is for little things like that i am thankful. it is the relationships that i have built over time that allow for truth and necessity to be spoken with ease, and it is through the quality over quantity that allow me to take a step back an realize...she has never been more real, or true in her life, at least to me, which really in that minute is all that mattered.

so sure, home can be tough as can anything really... especially after being gone for so long. you are slightly out of the loop on things, and maybe a little stretched for sharing time, or well, whatever the case may be...i am not in college, and 'breaks' are a thing of the past.. [sigh] weekends sure are wonderful, but let me tell you something.. weekends are too short. and driving on 'long weekends' is even worse. so.. it is expected to go through ups and downs, lows and highs... after all it is all part of the drill.  regardless, with a heavy heart leaving is always the end plan, so it is for nights like these or talks like that which make coming home a little more special, memorable, and after a long and hectic week always gives me something to take away...