At home?

I am at home.  Or am I?  I am in Hill City, at my parents.  It sometimes seems like home, but I always realize it isn’t.  Crosby is where I grew up, where most of my relatives are.  Even though I have a good time, at my parents, I always end up wishing that they still lived in Crosby.  Maybe my priorities have changed.  Anymore, its not where I am at, its who I am with.  Sounds contradictory, doesn’t it?  I guess I just want to be with not just my parents, but with other friends and family.  I think that sometimes I would be just as happy in Aberdeen, with my friends there.  Don’t get me wrong, I don’t  get to see my parents enough as it is, so any opportunity I get with them, I enjoy.  But more and more, my life is way too busy.  So any opportunity I get to relax, and hang out with friends and family, I want to make the most of.  And sometimes, with my parents, it doesn’t seem like that I am maximizing my time.  I think I need to start taking more to relax, so that I can enjoy these times more.

Minneapolis Software Symposium

I just returned from NFJS in Minneapolis. It was an extremely intense weekend. I attended around 15 hours of sessions, not counting keynotes or expert panels. And I loved every moment of it. I love being with other geeks, discussing things that not alot of people around me at home understand. I love the inside jokes, the fact that everybody hates IBM and Microsoft. It is just plan fun.

Also got to hang out with some friends in MPLS. Friday, I went up to Albertville to see my friends Dave and Linda. I love seeing them. They are like my second parents. Both of them were at one time or another a sunday school teacher, babysitter, surrogate parent, and friend. Truthfully, they were always my parents friends, and for a long time that is how I thought of them. But now, I realize that they are my friends too. I have been emailing with Linda in the last couple of days. I am liking talking to her.

Also, saw my friend Laura, on Saturday. Went out to supper, stayed up too late talking. Had a good time.

Wore myself out this weekend though. Slept til noon on Monday. Excited for this weekend, as I will be heading to Black Hills to see the parents.

Happy Easter everybody!