Labor Day weekend
I've been out of touch for a while now. I feel like time has just flown by and I have no idea where it went.
I've been doing a bit of traveling lately. Went back home to Houston for Labor Day weekend. Managed to get in a bbq and a wedding, along with spending some time with the family. The depressing part of the weekend was visiting my uncle in the hospital. He seemed so small and withered since I saw him in October. There was something wrong with his heart and the doctor's couldn't figure it out. I'm happy to report since then though, he's had surgery and is recovering nicely. I suppose surgery was the last hope to see if they could figure out what was going on. Apparently his pericardium was thickening so they shaved the walls a bit and that seems to have done the trick. They suspect that it might be tuberculous pericarditis I think. (This is what I'm piecing together based on conversations with my mother, who is by no means a medical professional so I could just be shooting in the dark.)
Other than the hospital visit/illness in the family, the weekend was great. It was nice catching up with good friends that I haven't seen in a while. It's a warm, fuzzy feeling to know that even when I haven't seen someone in years, we can pick up as if nothing has changed. The wedding was filled with people I haven't seen in over 5 years. It was almost a college reunion of sorts. The topic du jour (other than the beautiful ceremony and reception of course) was where people were located and if they intended on moving back to Texas. The overwhelming sense for those of us away from home was that as we get older, its harder to be away from parents and family. It's a hard decision to live far from home and I feel like I'll always be thinking that the grass is greener wherever I'm not. If I were to move back to Texas, there are a lot of things I would miss about NY. However, if I stay in NY, there are a lot of downsides there as well. It's a seemingly never ending mental struggle and I, for one, am looking forward to the day that it's ended... whenever that may be...
I've been doing a bit of traveling lately. Went back home to Houston for Labor Day weekend. Managed to get in a bbq and a wedding, along with spending some time with the family. The depressing part of the weekend was visiting my uncle in the hospital. He seemed so small and withered since I saw him in October. There was something wrong with his heart and the doctor's couldn't figure it out. I'm happy to report since then though, he's had surgery and is recovering nicely. I suppose surgery was the last hope to see if they could figure out what was going on. Apparently his pericardium was thickening so they shaved the walls a bit and that seems to have done the trick. They suspect that it might be tuberculous pericarditis I think. (This is what I'm piecing together based on conversations with my mother, who is by no means a medical professional so I could just be shooting in the dark.)
Other than the hospital visit/illness in the family, the weekend was great. It was nice catching up with good friends that I haven't seen in a while. It's a warm, fuzzy feeling to know that even when I haven't seen someone in years, we can pick up as if nothing has changed. The wedding was filled with people I haven't seen in over 5 years. It was almost a college reunion of sorts. The topic du jour (other than the beautiful ceremony and reception of course) was where people were located and if they intended on moving back to Texas. The overwhelming sense for those of us away from home was that as we get older, its harder to be away from parents and family. It's a hard decision to live far from home and I feel like I'll always be thinking that the grass is greener wherever I'm not. If I were to move back to Texas, there are a lot of things I would miss about NY. However, if I stay in NY, there are a lot of downsides there as well. It's a seemingly never ending mental struggle and I, for one, am looking forward to the day that it's ended... whenever that may be...
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