The Comfort of Home

Back home, and for some reason it's felt like it's been really long.
It felt amazing to be home, coming home to a loving family, food cooking in the kitchen.
I think the experience is much more enjoyable when it's more of a "surprise."
To see the genuine look of surprise and joy can make anyone's day.

Another thing I really enjoyed about today was a great time with friends.
Although the original plans changed, the alternative was just as nice.
Me, Justin, Miguelli, Kyle, and Trish played the Game of Life.
It was a pretty fun game, and it surprisingly relates to real life.
So much fun can be had just playing board games.
What happened to simplicity?
To top it off, me, Justin, and Miguelli had a pretty deep conversation.
We talked about life after college.
It first started with living together, thinking about what would be ideal for us.
Then it got to the major topic of the night:
Future Family
We spent the time talking about names for kids,
How many we want, boys or girls or both,
When to have them, etc.
As gay as it might sound, it was a really interesting talk.
The conversation continued with me and Justin in the car.
As exciting as starting a family is, it's scary as hell.
Being the man of the house, having to make the major decisions,
Teaching your kids what you learned, what's right and wrong.
It's almost certain that the way we are raised is the way we will raise our own kids.
I'm scared of letting that happen. I love my parents to death,
But I wish they could've pushed me as kid, like force me to do things.
Like playing piano, or painting, or a sport, some kind of hobby.
I felt like I always had to teach myself to do things.
I hope that when I'm a Dad, I'll be able to teach my kids great things, let them do great things,
and just be a really good and loving parent.
Ahhhh, hours can be spent dreaming about the future.
But I have to live the life I have before trying to live the life I wish to have.