Texas Versus Colorado

I'm headed back home for the weekend, for a wedding and to visit family. I am pretty excited about the visiting family and such, but something just doesn't feel right. It feels like something is missing, like someone is missing.

It's my girlfriend. She's in Colorado, has been since Monday. I didn't expect to miss her so much. I guess I've never done this whole "in love" thing before. It's a totally new experience.

Aside from the mushy stuff, I am excited to go back and see how much time has changed everyone. It has only been a little over five months since I've seen everyone, but a lot changes in five months. Hairstyles, heights, voices, attitudes... a lot changes in five months.

I wonder how much I've changed in five months. We never know until we visit our past. The past is like an old jacket. It's always interesting to try it on, and see whether it still fits.

Last time I was on a plane, I was headed home, for a night that would start my first real relationship, as Kristen would be there to pick me up. I honestly wasn't sure she'd show, so I had someone in the "just in case" mode, the person who texted me an hour after Kristen and offered to give me a ride if I still needed one. I thanked her the other day for her procrastination. It was pretty funny.

This time, I will text my girl before I get on the plane, and when I land, and all of that mushy stuff, and I will totally be missing her. What I'm really looking forward to, though, is monday...

She's picking me up from the airport, again. I suppose then, repeating history, we will see how much we have changed.

I'm sorry if this is a little mushy, I'm not used to having a girlfriend, and therefore I'm not used to missing a girlfriend :-P.