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it seems like it’s been forever since i’ve written. mainly ’cause i’ve just been spinning from one thing to another. not really. but kind of. i had a slight adventure last week when i was on a site visit. there was a big group of us and we were looking at different creek crossings. one gentleman that we were with tried to come down the crossing via some nearby rocks. he lost his footing and fell 12 feet and hit his head on a rock. it was a gross sound - thud thud THUD. he was just laying there, not moving and his head was bleeding. luckily, he came to and the ambulance and fire truck came quick. it was crazy. fortunately, he’s fine and all good now. it could have been so much worse than it was. i got a weird flashback to a couple of years ago - i’ve seen enough dead people in water - i don’t need any more experiences of the sort.

i may be moving to jeromy’s apartment complex next month. my lease is up sooner than i thought, which has provoked me to look into apartments. even though i’d like to live closer to work, it’d just make sense for me to stay close to him since we’re together all of the time and i’m getting sick and tired of the back-and-forth stuff. my apartment has become a dumping ground at the end of the day, and i don’t like it. if i was in the next building over, dinner arrangements and stuff wouldn’t be so difficult. the only downside is that my dog won’t be allowed - but on the other hand, i’ve been so busy for the past several months with red brick that i haven’t been able to bring her over for the weekend. i guess i was just hoping things would settle down after the summer and i’d be able to keep her more. now the option won’t be available. i don’t know. i may look a couple other places and see.

work is improving. not that it was bad…but i guess i’m getting more settled. i still don’t have buddies at work or anything, but i’m understanding things better (even though it’s just scratching the surface). i actually like the fast pace of everything. the project types are sure interesting and challenging. if anything, i’m just amazed about how the company operates and how much they let their young people run with stuff. it’s awesome to see.

my soul and my heart wrestle these days. i think i’m eager to make a move so that something is final either way. in the end, what matters? my mind comes to two different answers on that depending on what day of the week it is… or hour… or minute in some cases. the hardest decision is the one in which there is no bad choice.

the photography thing is going well. man, i love being behind the camera even though i don’t do it nearly as often as i would like. i love doing weddings and capturing the energy of families and couples. i’ve got more requests for work than i can handle. i wonder how one manages to do it full time… moreso how the transition is ever made from working and doing it on the side to just making the leap and doing it. i don’t charge nearly enough to even explore that option, but it’s just something i have in the back of my head for the future. maybe. we’ll see how the summer and fall goes - for all i know, i may get burned out.

father’s day was yesterday. jeromy and i went to my parents’ house. it was a super special weekend because my dad found out on friday that he passed his professional engineer test. it’s a super big deal because he missed passing the test by one point the last two times he took it. it was starting to wear on him and chip away at his confidence i think. so he’s a happy camper and we’re all super proud. jeromy, hambone, and my dad went to a gun show on saturday. i was conveniently not invited (my dad’s doing…heh). sunday was relaxing… i gave dad his gifts - a shotgun shell box made of wood, four boxes of shells, a shooting bag, a longhorn ut tie, and a ut ball thing. i also contributed towards his big gift - some beekeeping supplies (he and mom have gotten into this apiculture kick all of a sudden and want to move to wyoming). he seemed tickled with all of his goodies, so that was fun. i love my dad - we don’t talk much anymore. or even spend that much time together. but there’s a high level of respect from both parties for each other.

i have some work to do tonight, but i think jeromy and i are going to head to on the border for some well-needed fajitas tonight. whee!