Wow so it's been quite a while now. I come back and all of a sudden stuff has happened or something. Leigh's friend got in a serious wreck, Will likes his schedule, some stuff was said that maybe wasn't meant the way it was taken (what else is new?), now kids are going off to college in a few weeks, and all of a sudden my summer's almost gone. I've been down here for my entire life it seems but all of a sudden I'm leaving in a week and a half. It's really hard to imagine what that's like, having spent just about every waking moment of every single day around a group of people for 3 months. I know most of you have done marching band or soccer or something like that, been to college etc. but it's really not the same. At least will all that stuff if someone is bugging the piss out of you, you can go home or go to your dorm room or something like that to get away from them; not here. There's just a level of closeness (sometimes good and sometimes not) that will really be hard to get over when I leave. I suppose I could try to describe it but I don't want to take away from that bond; the only thing like it would be if all of a sudden you had to leave your family (mom, dad, brothers, sisters) and you didn't know the next time you would see them again, or if you would see them again at all. All these people down here have come to mean so much to me, they've become people I rely on, people that I've gotten used to having around, used to hanging out with and talking to and being close to. There's a girl down here, Sarah, who's absolutely amazing. She's come to mean so much to me and we've started to have a relationship; it's just been so nice to be around her so often and be able to be with her all the time but when I go back to NC and she goes back to Tennessee it'll be a completely new experience. I already know I'll miss her greatly but hopefully our relationship can withstand that 7.5 hour distance.

Well, someone else wants to use the computer so I'd better go. I miss you guys so much and I look forward to seeing all of you. Leigh, I hope your friend heals quickly and without any lasting problems. Love you guys.