It's looking a lot like I'm going to be staying in Gainesville and taking classes during the summer, and then the following fall, I'll be going up to Virginia to live with my parents and attend Liberty University. Things could change from now until then, but right as for right now, that's the plan. A lot of times I'll make decisions and no one knows about them, so consider this a preview of coming attractions.

I was talking with Mikey a couple of nights ago, and it was nice to be able to talk and verbally hear my own excitement about going. I leave on Wednesday (two days from now) after my classes, and I'll be staying in Virginia till Sunday. I'm going up there for Liberty's "College for a Weekend." I'll be able to see my parents and my sister Trinny whom I miss a ton.

Life has seemed to be going in circles lately. I have felt like instead of discovering new terrain, I keep on ending back where I started and repeating this cycle. Nothing is new. Even the once exciting things have gotten bland and boring, and I am in desperate need of change. I am trying to think through this decision clear and logically, before I get up to Virginia, because I know that when I get there, there will be no end to people's "Recruit Josh" campaign. I wouldn't be surprised if good ol' Jerry Falwell, came by just to give me a personal invitation to come. He already asked me on the phone (long story).

It's obvious that this weekend is a way of recruiting people and talking about all the crap that Liberty has to offer. I don't really care all that much about what Liberty has to offer. That's not really the main reason why I'm planning on going there in the first place. Usually when my parents urge me to do something like this, it makes me want to run in the opposite direction. Not because I don't like them but because I want to be independent apart from my parents and doing something that my parents are wanting me to do, makes it feel like it wasn't my choice or my decision. This won't cause me to say no. It won't be the pretty Christian chickidees that are there (although this could play a big part). Free tuition is also a big factor (My dad got a job as a professor, so that means anyone in our family gets free tuition), but even this isn't the main reason. I'm tired and bored. I'm ready for a change of scenery. The warm muggy air and the flat ground is bland and I'm ready for the cold air and the mountains of Virginia.

I think I've served my time here in Gainesville and It might be about my time to leave. I will regret leaving my friends, and I will also regret leaving behind the best sandwich in the world...the Big Red:

Ode to the Big Red

Goodbye my good and faithful sandwich. Although I have been unfaithful, you have remained true. Your ranch and your hot sauce have been a soothing balm to me in my times of hunger. You are a blessing little one, and I will regret the time when I will have to say goodbye to you for the last time. You will have to go on without me though. Go on and make another little boy happy. He could be mixed up and unsure of his direction in life, and he needs you to show him the path. Please don't worry yourself on my account. Just remember that I will always love you.