Blue eyes cryin in the rain..

So I almost made it through this weekend with my family without shedding a tear. Then today I had to tell my Momma good-bye. I didn't make it through that very well. I guess deep down all good southern men are just really Momma's boys at heart. As we were driving off, I cried for about 5 miles, then I had to stop. My friend Incognito was driving me back to Austin from my hometown (as I have sold my car) and we stopped and picked some Bluebonnets, which I'll keep pressed in book forever.

Now just on a side note, I read somewhere once that the reasons all Texans are so
tough is becuase from the time we are born, every spring our Momma's dress us in our Sunday best and make us take pictures in the fields of Bluebonnets. In fact, anytime you encounter a traffic jam on any Sunday in March and April in Texas, you can bet it's becuase of the line of cars on the side of the road where families have pulled over for their "Bluebonnet" pictures. Bluebonnets, aside from being the prettiest and most fragrant wildflower in the Great State of Texas, are also a host to a multitude of Texas critters including stink bugs, lizards, snakes, and of course, the ever present fire ants. Let me tell you, ever Texas child knows that while you are sitting in a field of Bluebonnets while your Momma is standing out there in her good heels, GOD help you if you dare move while she was taking your pictures and you get your good clothes dirty, or even worse, make the pictures blurry, no matter what matter of insect or beast was crawling over you or even worse stinging or biting you!

So anyway, it's my last night in Texas, at least for a while. I went to dinner with my best friend I've known since Jr. High, so that's been pretty long. We went and had good greasy Tex-Mex, and some good margaritas and sat outside in the balmy night air. She talked about her upcoming wedding, and I talked about my weekend.

I'll write more about it tomorrow, but I will tell you that yesterday my family put on the biggest bar-be-que send off party for me on Saturday and I was very touched by all my family and friends who showed up. I had aunts, uncles and cousins crawling out of the woodwork, even some kissin cousins. More importantly some friends of mine from Austin made the two hour drive south just to be with me. But the biggest suprise of all was that my favorite cousin (acutally my 2nd cousin) and his boyfriend drove 6 hours down from East Texas to say good-bye. I have to brag a little and tell you, I have the most amazing, loving family and some of the best friends that anyone could ever ask for. I hope that this trend continues on in California.

So this is it (and now I have the "One Day at a Time" theme song in my head). At 8:30 am CST I get on a plane and head west. I'm excited, I'm ready, and I'm looking forward to starting over with new goals, and a new world to conquer.

But I think I just might have to cry a little on the plane.