Real Converstions

I realized something tonight. I don't ever really have any real conversations anymore. And it sucks. Today I got a phone call from a very good friend of mine who I don't see very often. A friend from high school that I've kept up with. I really like her. As a friend of course. She's great. And it was just so invigorating to talk about real things with her. Like, things that mattered, things that have real impact, that mean something. Friend, if you read this, you have no idea how much that meant to me. I'm looking forward to seeing you and talking some more. And playing trombone for your wedding. Then I went out and took a bike ride. First of the summer, so my thighs are feeling a little roughed up. But it was fun. I really want to have a regular riding schedule this year. I really enjoy biking, and I want to lose some weight before shipping off to England. I rode back to my house, my home in Lakeville/Farmington. And my neighbor spotted me, and I sat with them for a while and chatted. It was really fun. It was really cool to see that I still have a family in my old neighborhood, even if I don't live there anymore. Their daughter, who I used to play with all the time when I was little, is graduating this year. So, I'm going to go to her open house on Saturday. I'm looking forward to it. I really miss my old home. It doesn't really hit you until you return, and you can't walk in the front door with your dog, flop down on the couch, and turn on Sports Center, like I always used to do. I even miss mowing the lawn. I really miss that. Mowing the lawn has a certain meditational quality to it. You can just be. Plus, freshly mowed grass smells good. Anyways, I realized after all of this that I don't have real conversation with a vast majority of my friends. My one friend, all we ever seem to do anymore is just sort of sit around his house. Sometimes we play stupid card games, but most of the time, we just sit around. This summer is hereby dubbed the summer of action. I'm going to do things this summer. I'm going to go to Twins games, go to parks, play frisbee golf, go biking, just do anything except just sit around. Life is too beautiful to just sit around. Anyways, hope everyone is well. Catch you all later.