The Park Middle School posse.

Wow! What an excellent weekend!

Gavin and his awesome wife were in the Tri-Cities. And on the very weekend I'd already chosen to visit! What are the odds?

There were parties:

Party One was the much-anticipated Barnes & Noble release for the fifth book by Stephenie Meyers. I love the Twilight series. :D

But this party ... :S

I think Adam and I were the only older guys around. And none of the women were clearly over 18.

So we felt we had to leave ASAP.

We had to avoid what seemed like an inevitable accusation.

(Don't worry, I still got to buy New Dawn.)

Party Two was a family-friendly get together with a lot of Adam's friends.

They're a good group.

And there was food.

What else can you ask for? :)

This party was where we met up with Gavin and Deidre (the above-mentioned awesome).

Reunions are usually sort of terrible for me. It's always such a pain to explain my situation ... it's heart-breaking. Embarrassing.

But not this time! I'm finally back on track, after all.

It feels SO good to finally say "I have a plan".

"My next check pays tuition costs for Fall quarter!"

I'm telling everybody.

:D

I'll miss Gavin (until he gets back for Thanksgiving this November). His wife too.

Which, frankly, I find to be rather bizarre! I've spent, what, 6 or 7 hours with Gavin since middle school?

What right do I have to miss his company?

Gavin is a very lucky guy:

He's renting a 3-bedroom home. He's working at a job that uses his college degree. It pays well.

He didn't need to go and marry a pretty girl with a soul. That's just a slap in the face. :P