Thanksgiving 2007

To be honest, I wasn't so excited about Thanksgiving this year. Since dad has been sick, I really didn't want to spend five long hours in the car traveling to Arkansas. However, on Wednesday, we loaded up my younger sister's car and took off towards my cousin's house. I was in a pretty bad mood for the first three hours of the trek. What bothered me the most was that my parents smell like old people - seriously! You know the old people smell where there's just too much fragrance in the air. I think it's because olfactory sensation decreases, but it just reminded me that my parents aren't the super fantastic, pretty much perfect, invincible people I grew up thinking they were.

The weekend got even better when my aunt decided to show me all of her medications. That was bad enough until I realized I'm on one of the same meds she's on - for hypertension. It was one of those moments when you think...life is just flying by. And to make that scenario even worse, I refilled that prescription at the pharmacy today and they gave me the biggest container I have ever gotten my pills in - basically it's an oversized reminder of my impending demise that sits on my bathroom counter.

The food was good. I ate a lot, but not too much. And it was good to see my cousins. Thinking about aging and dying does stir feelings of anxiety for me. However, to an extent, it makes me want to live life even more deliberately. It has been said many times: "one cannot live until one begins to think about dying."

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Corpus Christi

I have been in Corpus Christi since Wednesday night. I'm glad that it is now Saturday. I went down there to attend and present at a conference. It went well, and I'm satisfied with how the presentation went. If I can just get through Tuesday of this week, things will be a lot slower for me.

Here's what happened in Corpus. I stayed at the Holiday Inn right on the beach. Each morning that I was there I could look out of the window of my room and I was looking right at the water. That was pretty cool. I really liked that when I got to my room each evening, the bed was made and things had been "cleaned." I really wish that's how things were at my apartment. My mom asked me if I was going to get a maid. I wish! That would be great. Anyway, I got to hang out with a few friends, but everyone left Friday afternoon. Since I had already paid, I decided to stay until this morning, sleep in late, and not rush to get back. Not once did I walk on the beach even though my hotel was on the beach itself. Is that bad? I just don't like sand all that much. Maybe things would have been different if I had been there with someone that I know, but oh well.

I drove seven hours there and seven hours back. My older sister recommended I get an audio book to help the time go by faster. I listened to a novel called Heat. It was pretty good. That's the first time I've ever done that.

Not much else is going on right now. I wish I had some exciting news, but I don't. Alright, I hope all is well in your worlds. Thanks for reading.