family dinners are worth the effort put into them.

love is in the air, as far as ruston goes.
it seems to be the cultivation vat for it.
yes, ruston is the vat, because I feel like I'm surrounded
by people who are getting engaged or married,
and whether it does or not,
it feels like it all starts here.
most of it does.
I still can't decide if I'm discouraged by the idea of marriage in itself
or if I'm jealous.

I feel like I'm still waiting for everyone to get here.
like all the people that meant the most to me in the past year
are unloading their bags in a few days.
it's really too bad that they're not.

all those days of telling me I should move to baton rouge,
and it's finally starting to sound appetizing.

reading good books makes me happy.
having time to read makes me happy too.

i hope i don't get lost in the crowd this fall.