Good times all around
I hope everyone had a good Christmas and has had a chance to wind down enough to lose the stresses of the past year. I have been in my hometown of Nacogdoches the past few days and it has been a great release for me. It helps that I have been functioning on a low-pressure schedule. I have the whole week off and I decided to hang around as long as I felt necessary to see people. Though there are slower moments in between, which I’ve been spending gazing at much-missed piney woods scenery, all of my days and evenings so far have been spent having a great time with old friends. I’ve done pleasant family dinners, rowdy bars, college student parties, and intimate fireside chats in the country among other things.
I originally had not envisioned that I would actually stay around long enough to be here when the New Year comes, but now it seems more likely that it will happen. I think I have been feeling particularly worn down this year and, as usual, coming back and seeing everyone…even if it hasn’t been everyone…was exactly what I needed. The “usual crowd” may not be quite the same, but it all still feels very much the way I remember it to be. Maybe even better.
