This was a barbecue at Ryan's for Sephie and my niece Elle last night. I've been meaning to go to Dallas to see her, but since I've been in Kansas for a few weeks, that hasn't really been a possibility and it's not likely to happen soon. By the time I fly home on August 4, I'll have been in town for seven weeks, and that's a long time to be away ( Read more... )

Phoenix just realized that in about a week and a half, I'm going home to California. He immediately burst into tears and began crying about how he never gets to see us and that we "just need to move home ( Read more... )

( Of the bag, that is. )

I just called my dad, because I hadn't talked to him in a few days. Turns out he's currently getting smashed with my brothers. That's great; he doesn't see either of them enough as it is, what with DJ living in Dallas ( Read more... )

Two things worth noting today. First, my older brother turned 31. Second, his wife sent me an e-mail confirming that she is likely pregnant with a girl ( Read more... )