Because it’s late. Because I still want to watch the season premiere of Mad Men before I go to bed. And because I just want to.
Here is a list of ten things I’ve learned since Friday.
1. There is not much sadder than watching your sick baby lie on the couch and cry about how bad she feels.
Until she feels better enough to lie there and practice the recorder.
2. I think part of the reason the U.S. schools are falling behind compared to other parts of the world might be that we still feel it’s important to teach eight-year-olds how to play Hot Cross Buns on the recorder.
Shouldn’t we be teaching something they’ll actually use later in life like how to solve a venn diagram or a geometry proof?
Oh. Wait.
3. You should always ask for extra Reeses Peanut Butter Cups in your DQ Blizzards. They charge you more but WORTH IT.
4. There isn’t much better than getting to hang out with friends you don’t get to see nearly enough and laugh until you think you can’t breathe.
5. And it’s even better when you all eat dinner together at Escalante’s and order the chile con queso and tableside guacamole.
It’s a life changer.
6. When you have to get up to take one of those friends to the airport at 7:30 the next morning you might temporarily regret the decision to stay up until 2:00 a.m. the night before.
7. But a run to Starbucks will help you regain your will to live. And help you muster enough energy to drive home.
8. On the drive home you will discover that nothing makes you love the state of Texas more than the highways covered in bluebonnets that just look like they’re showing off while you listen to George Strait sing Texas on your iPod.
9. After a while you might be very indecisive about what kind of music you want to listen to until you finally realize the answer is .38 Special.
Which will make you think REALLY? .38 Special?
Yes. Really. Hold on loosely.
And don’t let go.
10. When you finally pull into your driveway, you’ll be so happy to see your people. And maybe a little sad to see all the dirty laundry they accumulated in the twenty-four hours you were away.
But you decide they’re worth it.