This morning, I woke up late but good thing for me Andrea was there. We quickly got ready for church and headed out. As we walked through the lobby I noticed something that made me do a double take... Could it be...? I walked a bit farther, took a few stairs and leaned over the railing..."Dad?" And he turned... My Dad had come on a surprise visit!! He'd bee back packing for 10 days in the Sierras and came to visit me. Andrea, my Dad and I then went to church... and it was cool because Andrea wanted to ride her bike back to the dorms, so my Dad and I had the way home... we talked about the message a little bit and then went to Walmart so I could pick up my pictures, then back to the dorm so he could see my room... and finally to lunch at Sonic before he needed to head out. "Can I come home with you?" I asked... He laughed, "No you need to stay here, we paid lots of money for you to be here." "But if I keep hating it, then can I come home?" "You'll like it, you'll start to fit in." "No, I already don't fit in, I don't dress like a hooker. Are you sure I can't leave with you?" "No, you need to stay."

In two weeks, over Labor Day, I'm going back to Oakhurst. I miss Paul, Jonathan and David.