The Best Last Day

So, today was pretty much awesome. My office took me out to lunch since it was my last day, and they gave me a really sweet card. Right at the end of the meal my boss got the waitress to grab a bunch of the staff so I could be publicly humiliated - instead of "Happy Birthday" or some such, I got "Hit the road Jenn, and don't come back no more..." and a sombrero that I had to wear while I ate dessert.

After that I grabbed my friend and we went home early. On the drive we passed a couple of deer by the road (yes, still alive) - a Mommy and her two babies. They were completely and utterly amazingly adorable. I said my goodbyes to my friend, and thankfully it wasn't a sad occasion. I hate goodbyes with a passion, and really tend to prefer the "okay, see you later" sort of parting.

After that I got my stuff packed out of the apartment. I talked to another friend of mine for awhile on one of my trips out to the car, and we established our goodbye as well.

I waited for rush hour to end, said one last goodbye - this to my roommate - and headed out. Driving away from the apartment felt the same as it had all summer, as if I were just going to my parents' for a bit and I'd be back soon enough. I still think that part of me still hasn't really accepted that it's nearly time for classes to start again. There are at least two unpleasant situations that I'm not looking forward to facing when I get back to Pittsburgh, but I guess that's all just part of life's challenges. Overall, I'll be glad to be back...especially to see Laura. Goodness have I missed that girl...

In any case, yeah. I made it to the parents' house safe and sound. I shot the shit with them for awhile, and got caught up on everything that's happened over the past few weeks. I gave Mom a sip of the beer (my last Blue Moon) I was working through, and she hated it. Poor woman.

I'll be out of town the next couple days with the parents. Things might get kind of strange and stressful, but I'm looking forward to the time with the family.

I think this semester I'm going to try talking more on the phone, and less online. I've spent so much time this summer away from the computer and away from sitting around on AIM for hours and hours, and I'd really like to keep that up.