Lazy evening, time to contrbute

I'll finally join in on the blogging. Last evening we had a small get-together to say farewell to our friend Nick as a Carolina student and resident. He will be attending grad school in Maryland just outside of DC to study English, translated to 'I'm undecided but I like literature and I like to write sci-fi'. Nick will do very well there because he has immense aptitude and he knows how to utilize it. His only hurtle will be to humble himself enough to make sure he can soak up every bit of knowledge from those around him while he's there. He is looking forward to getting out of the South for a little while and enjoying a fresh perspective from a more Northern culture. I guess D.C. is definitely the place for that.

I don't mean to post all about Nick instead of myself, but he is a dear and close friend and now he's off to get that next degree. The evening was great fun, Justin cooked some amazing ribs that were covered with brown sugar and honey and Cayenne pepper and other spices along with mashed potatoes and green beans. Justin, Daniel, and I stayed late to play some Halo 3 which was fun too, but now I'm tired and hence the title, "Lazy evening".

I've watched Emmy tonight while Ashley worked. As usual, I took Emmy to nurse while Ash was on dinner break, and then I came home and put her to bed. After that I decided to finish the last leg of my mini-vacation to the beach by enjoying the cigar I thought I deserved for some reason or another and so I smoked it a few minutes ago to relax outside with Zeus while I watched the baby monitor. It was also enjoyable after getting the familar news that I was not hired after an interview, this time with Wachovia... a Wells Fargo Company :)

Here is a photo summary of the past two evenings. Peace to our readers.