Current mood:	cheerful
Current music:	dharma and greg on the tele

this is ridiculous...
OMG! it's been like FOUR MONTHS since i've even been on this site! wow, there is SO much to catch up on i wont even try! for the record.. i didn't have reliable internet for awhile...my keyboard was broke for a bit...and i spend most of my online time on myspace these days... hopefully i can get back into the routine of hitting this thing more frequently...

okay... let's start with the major news: lauryn and i are back together. all is AWESOME and we've been LIVIN' and LOVING together for most of the summer. just a li'l 2 bedroom apartment in irving (i'll NEVER leave this place) with DSL, basic cable, and a fat cat called "El Gato Vato". when we got back together it was obvious that the distance between us made our relationship more trying than it ever had to be. we moved in together almost immediately, went thru a couple of weeks of doubt and adjustments and i think i can speak for both of us when i say we're extremely happy and enthuasiastic about our current lives and our future together... as for lauryn she has really stepped up to the plate on so many levels - she has a job, helps with the kids, is my "right hand (wo)man" with show promotion, and is one helluva roommie! thank God something is going right for once...

Kids...just finished their 1st week of school... their mom and her BF moved to a new house and are expecting in mid-september...summer went by quickly cuz they started in a new school system... never really got to take them on a trip or anything (mostly cuz i was in a bit of a transitional period with lauryn) but we plan on doing something soon with them. kids seem extremely well-adjusted and are looking forward to the new addition on their mom's side... and they have welcome lauryn into our little family on this side of town. summer has been good to us - i think this was the summer that the family settled into what's gonna be the "permanent" lineup :) ummm, back to the school stuff... bekah is already the teacher's pet/suck-up and tres is already the li'l trouble-maker! good Lord i love them so much! they are SO different now - such distinct little personalities, both everything i feared and dreamed they would ever be :)

bob has had a rough time lately... both his parents suffered major health set-backs so he's been tending to them a lot. i think things are stableizing. did i spell that right?

jason and i had some really great times over the summer and over the last year. we put on some badass shows in the last 12 months and really wanted to make 'scream for me dallas' a big thing but we've decided to slow that down... sine we got trees back on sunday nights (i don't think i even mentioned that here) i have been focusing on that. it's easier to do a weekly show and keep the 9 to 5'er than to be doing random thurs, fri, and sat shows all the time. so... jason's embarking on his own "recoyle promotions" and i am sticking with scream for me dallas with the help of my future wife, lauryn...

mom n' dad are great. they have warmed up to lauryn and i think they realize that we are the "real deal" now. gabe has been working and playing hard all summer. he was holding down 2 jobs and buying lots of big-boy toys including a badass new car and a computer that looks like something outta fuckin' TRON :) and check this: GABE JUST SIGNED UP FOR THE AIR FORCE! he hits basic training in january from what i understand... rachel... not really sure, she's been in FW and i only see her rarely - i miss her and need to catch up with my sissy... roy is still roy... lauryn and i crashed at his place for almost a week while we were waiting for our apartment so he and lisa got to know my girl and we sat around and drank beer, smoked, watched TV, and talked about the old days... we still have more memories to laff about so we need to hook up again soon!

life seems balanced right now. i still go out and still put on some damn fun shows... but right now some of the best times are just chillin' with my lauryn in front of the TV or even at work with my new friends...

as for old friends... i still talk to scull on a weekly basis but haven't seen her in a while (damn me for missing our eagle reunion lunch at hooters!)... bitchboy is a dear voice from the past that still graces my telephone earpiece every few days - i love you man! i rarely see megan but i know we got love... haven't seen nickidinarayne for about a year and still haven't really bridged any gap with sera (although i really don't worry about that now).

okay, so that's what ya get. more next time with more color and flare and pizzaz (did i spell that right?)!

remember to join me (and lauryn) every sunday night at trees for the best in local rock! and check the site for other shows and such!

my GF is watching dharma and greg on TV and my kids are in bed...i think this might be one of the 1st times i've made an entry with my new li'l "family" around...

be back soon, bitches!