Richness (warning: gushing ahead)

I'm experiencing a richness and fullness of community that I've missed. Thanks to the beautiful ladies at the duplex for hosting a super-fun, super-yum, super-friends welcome home bbq. Great meat, great friends, great booz, great times.

I also love being unemployed. Yes, it's only been 2 weeks. And I know that it will get old and boring. But, until it does...I've just been running around spending evenings with friends and jason, spending days with my sister, watching Dawson's Creek every morning, exercising, and just being here.

I am happy. I'm happy from chilling with my sister who is a riot. I will miss her so much when she leaves this weekend!! I'm happy because folks like Jason and Sam will drive down all the way from Alameda just to hang out. I'm happy because I get to spend time with my pops. I'm happy because my best friend and I get to sit around, talk about nothing and everything in the middle of the afternoon in our pj's, reading grocery store ads, and eating cold chicken. I'm happy because I get to go swimming, lie out in the sun, and watch basketball with one of my favorite buddies.Seeing all the girls, being with bev and janet, reconnecting with people i've lost touch with, getting to know new people like the Friday Night Krew. I love being with people. It is deeply satisfying.

Now, if only Joey were here. She's in Texas right now, on a truck, on a long journey back from Maryland. =( I miss her. I'm sure all my friends miss her too, since I've been bumming rides and borrowing cars.

Ok, off to look for things to do in Hawaii! Yay! I love summer. I love California. I love being home!

End gushing here.