How Impressive

Ericka and I had a good time In Austin/Houston. In my head, Austin is supposed to be an awesome city with limitless possabilities. I'm sure it is if you grow up there or live there for a long time. I've been to Austin many times and everytime I go I fall a little less in love with it. Let me explain. Everywhere you go in Austin, there are people who look like they just came from urban outfitters. I'm sure that %50 of them really got there hip clothes from a thrift store or one of the other million vintage stores around the town. Regardless of where they got them, I couldn't help but feel overwhlemed by the droves of hip and cool people. Ironically, I wanted to dress like a frat boy just to be different. Also, there are indie stores, bars, coffee shops, and restaurants everywhere. By the end of the three days in Austin I was longing for some evil corporate retail stores. Oh yeah, SXSW traffic was hell. The one detail that made everything great was being with Ericka. She has a way of seeing the positive side in everything. She made me feel alot better about being stuck in traffic. Anyhow, my family really took to Ericka right off the bat. Especially my nephew Elliot, I have never seen him talk to an adult as much as he did with Ericka. The rest of my extended family, which were at Cody's wedding were quite impressed with Ericka as well. I think the highlight of the whole trip was at the wedding when Ericka and I got called out to the dance floor by my mom. We all then proceeded to dance and play air guitar to "You shook me all night long" by AC/DC. I know it sounds terribly cheesy, but it was fun at the same time. I was hoping to see Ericka's signature dance move and my dreams came true. Ericka made a big first impression on everyone. Lately, she has been inspiring me. She has been looking for a new place to live for the coming year and looking into graduating early. I have been there to help with this but really she has been handling it all herself. I've mainly just been a chauffeur. Its my pleasure though. I just enjoy being with her. Hopefully we will be having barbecue tonight and watching a movie.