vacancy

it's almost as if i have been running an extended-stay hotel here the past month...or a combination of that and a storage unit. and now, well, it seems everyone has checked out and moved on to the next rest stop. kind of sad actually. well not so much on the storage unit part but more so on the special guests. at least they leave some things behind to remind me of their time here - big screen tv, extra queen bed, washers tailgate game, a favorite polo shirt, some Chinese tea, a rotting watermelon, a few fruit cups and applesauce, bowling ball, and even a random car bumper. funny the things people leave behind to make a mark on your life. of course the material things are just that and they come and go, but the friendships and memories of good times will be what stays with me. even so, the vacancy sign at 149 WGH is illuminated again.

just one more day until fall term starts. boone is alive and well with ton 'o people back within the borders. now all we need is a nice cool front to sweep through and bring some relief to the heat of the dog days of summer. i can't wait for the first feeling of fall season and to see some of those early leaves change over from green to gold. of course that will also signal the return of football season and gameday at The Rock! got your tickets yet?

speaking of tickets. i had one for the rascal flatts concert this past saturday and had every intention of using it. but after locking my keys in the car at verizon wireless meant i would spend the summer evening waiting for "pop-a-lock" to come rescue me. at least sdc and rubio got to enjoy the crowded lawn and sing the tunes with our new concert tailgate friends! i must say that you can actually hear the concerts pretty well from the parking lot. i must confess that i also returned the favor of my stolen cooler earlier this summer by finding a few extra cold silver cans in a lonely cooler in the back of a nearby pickup truck...to help pass the time sitting on my trunk in the parking lot ;)

well it is time to start the week...first week. no exec mtg, no tuesday circle, no tour schedule, no fall retreat...vacancy.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. -John F. Kennedy