happy mothers day!

it's been a very interesting day here in the land of the suitcase.

it's mothers day so we - my brother, sister, and i - took mom to ozonas for brunch. the service was crap - it always is - but the food was decent. it's the bloody mary bar that makes it all worth while!!

basically, they bring you a glass of vodka then you take it to the bar and fill it with your choic of about 12 different tomatoe juices, and about 50 different types of condiments. its wicked. i used to go every weekend when i was living in dallas on a full time basis.

the rest of the day was spent working on the links section. it is such a tedious process, no wonder i rarely check them all out! i hate doing links but you have to. its a requirement these days. its just so boring and annoying to have to do.

i went over to a mate's house this afternoon and returned to find that my mum had bought me a new camera! you see, the one i've been using is absolutely wonderful, but i've abused the hell out of it. it's only a year old and it looks like its been around the world 10 million times... this new one is wicked tho! it looks just like my old one but is newer and better. plus it records sound on the video. thats wicked. so excited to use it!

bought the plane ticket for jamie to come to dallas this evening. i feel a lot better now that that is behind me. he is for sure coming to visit now. then its on our roadtrip. it'll be a long drive but it should be fun. gonna stop up in estes park colorado at my dads house for a few days. i've never been and jamie wants to see colorado so it'll be great.

my body is still messed up with all this jetlag. i hate it. i'm so not tired right now. that could be the adrenalin from knowing my boy is coming. dunno.

so check this out right? well, when i left last year to head to nz, there was not a single place in dallas to buy stella. no where. nada. nothing. well, i went out on saturday night with some of my mates and we ended up at the Tipperary Inn in Lakewood and low and behold they had stella. Not only were the mavs killing the rockets, but my favorite beer was being sold. i was in heaven. then to top it off, we went across the street to cosmos and they had it on tap as well. i think i've found my new favorite bars!!!

when i left auckland i remember being in the airport bar - surprise surprise - and commenting on how it would be my last stella for a while. what a shame. i was returning to the land of budweiser. which for a stage of my life was the way to go. not anymore. i've learned. i've moved up in life! even if i do drink the wifebeater!

so all in all its been an exciting weekend. i've gotten to catch up with all my friends but one of them. its crazy because we just pick up where we left off as if i've never left. i guess thats the sign of a true friend!

well i'm starting to get tired. not surprising considering it is almost midnight. i've got to find myself a job tomorrow. thats the mission. the goal.

keep travelling and stay safe!

-meg.