trip highlights

i am back from the prairie and enjoying cold, cold colorado once again. after 18 hours on the road on saturday and sunday, and an overnight in kearney, nebraska - exciting and wonderful meth capital of the plains - i am sitting at my desk, looking out my window, and trying to get the wheels in my mind to start turning. but first, trip highlights:

- ice-covered roads from rabbit ears pass to sidney, nebraska on the way out - stressss!!!

- white elephant gift exchange with jenn's funny relatives - i thought there was going to be a wrasslin' match between the men for that nerf gun

- finally arriving in champaign to timmy's bear hug

- after timmy's bear hug, a wonderful, beer-soaked and sentimental evening between old friends that included group hugs, hippy dancing and awesome indian food (all evidence captured, as we found out later, by craig's indiscriminate camera)

- monical's, jimmy john's, la bamba, and a new incarnation of el torrero that was awesome

- a relaxing day, back in decatur, with jenn's mom's side of the family

- getting to play just one song with rebecca and her amazingly sweet voice (if she doesn't do something with it soon i'm going to kick her ass)

- a new year's eve illinois basketball game (in which we kicked cincinatti's ass), listened to the old-fashioned way on the radio, with my homies

there was a whole bunch more, but i actually need to work at some point today. lastly, click on this link for a cnn page that lists aid organizations to which you can donate for the tsunami disaster.