I arose from my slumber with visions of peace, calm, and a pint of C& A’s best. Oh how I miss you Austin! I long for your warm embrace and the shinning face of your children. I admire from afar in this your rival turf. I miss the smiles and laughs of kin and friend. I remember fondly the lessons taught by your ebbs and flows. I will see you soon, with all of your splendor and beauty…soon.

I will miss Oklahoma and the folks that have taken me in and blessed me with lessons never taught in school. I appreciate all that they have done for me. I still have a few things to do and only ten days to do them. I pray I end well here and carry the steam captured into a busy season of class and ords.

I will miss the relative freedom I have here. I will miss the gym and all of the characters there. I will miss going out on rounds on Wednesday’s and seeing the beauty of central Oklahoma. I will miss the silent clam and comfort of the elders and my supervisor. I will miss the Wal-Mart and all of its OU glory [j/k]. I will miss the mullet headed children that populate the surrounding countryside. I will miss the random dogs that come to the door at the church, arriving with a smile and wagging tail and leaving having given me hope and a bit of love.

God thank you for the blessings provided for here. I pray I may go forth and answer the call on my life. May I remember the call of Bartimaeus, Jesus…have mercy on me! I pray you deliver me safe to Austin with Nana Puddin’ and a bucket load of lessons.

PALABRA TU MADRE!!!