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A house concert from the day after New Years

    It's VERY nice to be home. My first semester of college was great and all but... In the small time that I've been back, I've already seen a whole slew of old friends and their families ( which in many ways, are extensions of my own ). I can't say that I've had a single bad day yet *knock on wood* though I think in many ways, a large part of that is rooted in the fact that I grow a bit tired of Norman on occasion. It's not that my campus isn't a nice place, it's more that it just doesn't quite deliver that magical feeling of adventure that college usually does for most people, because it's a place I've been many times.
    There are many things I planned on doing with this break: like reading through a few Harry Potter books, watching some films friends have suggested and even gaining weight for rugby, but with all this commotion of spontaneity I find no time to do such things. And frankly I'm okay with that. I find it interesting that I figured my break would be much less extravagant than it has been. But it would seem that I've come to realize that in being home, there are so many things I want to do and reunions that I cannot afford to miss that my true rest won't come until the moment I rest my head on a pillow back in Norman again. And I think I kind of like the sound of that.
    So far I've...
-gone "mudding" (there were five of us, so we got stuck for a scary minute or two, but overall the experience was exhilarating)
-had a reunion dinner with my PALs Crew from senior year
-played ultimate with my younger friends
-attended an invitational rugby camp
-attended a few rugby practices with old teammates and coaches
-taken a trip down memory lane/ gotten neck deep in the feels/ OD'ed on nostalgia when my high school football team won state again ( some friends and I tailgated before and after the event as well to take the ordeal and make a day of it )
-gone to a send-off party for a friend
-made cookies and talked well into the morning with greatly missed "gal pals"
-enjoyed seeing Christmas lights for a friends 19th birthday
-gone hot tubbing
-played pick-up football with my old football teammates
-hit the gym a lot
-gotten some father son bonding time fixing up my car
-watched A Wonderful Life for the first time with friends
-had a few late night dinners
-caught up with a mentor / former teacher
and plenty more that I cannot seem to remember at the moment, but will ( I'm sure ) as soon as I submit this thing.
   
    Man oh man is it good to be home.