Directly after I finished up with a week of weddings and some personal disappointments, I turned around to regain some vigor for life with my best friends from school. The drive through the WV mountains turned out to be a great relief and it was really nice to be back to my hometown one last time--though this time not one bit of my stuff was there. The middle of June is an odd time to be in a college town, but it was refreshing to see the area during that time of the year because I had not done so in the 3 years my family lived in Germany. As one last "victory lap" my roommate and I went for a hike up the local mountain, which boasts a great view of our town.
After that, it was off to the famed Atlantic City to meet our other roommate. His mother frequents there to play slots, so we were able to get a room gratis. I wound up playing a good bit of "Caribbean Stud" and overall the experience was a great chance for us to relive a "light" version of our exploits from our Spring Break trip to Vegas. We could have stayed for another day, but we were just as content with heading back to my roommates home in New Jersey for a party. Writing this now is almost surreal, because I cannot believe it's been since then that I saw my old friends. Luckily, I'll be heading back there for this weekend, which should be crazy since it's Halloween weekend!
