Florida rocks with sea shells!
I had a great road trip to Florida, and am sad that it's over.  I half-expected to walk around a warm, bright campus this morning.  We stayed at Amber's old school with a friend of hers.  It has got to be one of the most beautiful campuses I've seen!  Palm trees, flowers, cobblestone...  We ended up going swimming in both the Atlantic and Gulf.  The waves were better in the former, the shells and sand: the latter.  There's something awesome and refreshing about swimming in fresh (not vs salt-), natural water (as opposed to pools and man-made lakes).  That's one thing CA is missing- warm water.  I could get a tan anywhere (that's debatable), but what's the point of a southern beach if you can't swim?  I can understand fishing lakes and just cool lakes, period, up north, but in my mind, if it's the ocean, semi-near the equator, it's gotta be swimmable.  My sunblock worked, and I am not burnt.  We went to a dollar theatre (Glory Road), met a good number of Amber's friends, ate at CiCi's Pizza, and mainly enjoyed the weather.  CiCi's not only has variety, but their buffet was $4 (varies by location,) and now I see that they have a location practically on my way home from work!

I now feel refreshed, inspired, and better able to handle the task set before me.  Also, I've learned that it's time to do something.  I don't know what that something is yet, but there will be changes.  Thank God for vacations!!