Let your troubles roll by

I spent a wonderful weekend in Mass. with Justin and his family. It included a lot of swimming, eating, playing ping pong, and napping. We took a long exploration walk through a wildlife refuge area and saw a painted turtle and huge black snake. I hung out with his little brother, Joey, and listened to him bang around on his new drum set between ping pong games. I had a hard time leaving. I don't like being away from Justin and noticed the empty space next to me as soon as I hit 495 on the rainy 2-hour drive.

I just comprised a bucket list. I'm sure it doesn't include all of my life goals. It's a start.

-Spend at least 2 years in the Peace Corp.
-Become a College English Professor at a small, private college.
-Visit Tibet and learn more about Buddhism while there.
-Read all of Keroac's Road Novels.
-Live and teach abroad (in more places than one).
-Finally learn to play the harmonica.
-See Explosions in the Sky live.
-Own an Australian Shepard or a little Cat.
-Visit both Olympia and San Francisco (I've never seen the West Coast).
-Complete a Triathlon.
-Write and have my own series of Short Stories published.
-Make sure that everyone close to me knows how much I truly appreciate and care about them.