Weekend Warriors

It amazes me how much can be packed into a single weekend. Since the start of this year it seems like some of the coolest things occur on the two days between Friday and Monday. This past weekend was especially pleasing, and I'm hoping it was a small taste of the summer around the corner (one of four left-- a fact I've failed to realize until this point... growing up's no good).

The guys and I met up to practice some music old-school style-- crammed into a room at Aaron's with ear-splitting volumes and sub-zero temperatures due to Aaron's arctic habits. The last time we played was so long ago: it felt like a mental release to create melodies once again. We had so much fun-- making up a pointless, crazy tune and jamming on it for twenty minutes, but also getting some work done on the songs we've put together as a band. I can remember four or five years ago-- the beginnings-- when all we played were covers songs and our skills were less than sharpened. Every weekend we would rock out to the sounds of Relient K, Thousand Foot Krutch, and numerous others... We were living on a dream, however terrible we might have sounded. Now, with two of us in college and two more about to be, I'm so thankful for the memories I can look back on. Videos from various shows and two horrific recordings are the records of four guys in a basement, wishing they would find a career doing what they love.

After very little sleep Friday night, I woke up and picked up Lacie to go volunteer at the Humane Society-- the drive there reminding me, yet again, of many memories from high school. We went the scenic route to Columbiana, past the school of technology and to the place she and I have both come to love. Of course, everytime we go we pick our favorites-- this time mine a Weimeraner mix named Bella. This dog was definitely tugging on my heart strings, and it took every bit of me to not just go ahead and buy her, not worrying about where I would keep a dog. We spent several hours walking the dogs around the property, several of which were hilarious-- crazy jumps, awkward humps, and extravagant water splashes.

Later that night we rented The Pursuit of Happyness. How I waited so long to see this, I am not sure. I am huge fan of Will Smith, and this was without a doubt one of his better movies. More recently, Seven Pounds, has also become one of my favorites. So for those who haven't, see both!

Word of advice, and I know this is random, but make sure you know your stuff before trying to buy a mouse. You will be quizzed by a particular woman at the Hwy. 280 Pet Smart.