Helpers Save The Day
My friends Matt and Lance came up from Santa Barbara today to help me work on the house. They had the day off and volunteered to pitch in — and they made a huge dent! We’re just about done painting the downstairs, and after a few color decisions, will probably have the whole place painted by the end of the weekend.
After working on the house for the afternoon, we all went to my folks for a great dinner my Mom had prepared. We hung out for a bit afterward, playing Madden and just chatting about school, life, and such. I got lucky on a couple of plays and ended up beating Matt by a larger margin in Madden than the game really felt. Then Lance beat me pretty handily but I lost one of my best players to injury in the first quarter. I don’t think the end result would have changed with that player, but I think things would have been closer.
It was great to see them again and just hang out. I love this new stage of life, but hanging out with the guys was a great part of the school years. I need to make a point to arrange for a “guys weekend” or something every so often. I think it could be a lot of fun, and a good refresher from time to time.