I feel like I don't work anymore. I've been on the road non-stop for over three weeks now. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, but it will be nice to rest at home for a few weeks..

In the meantime, enjoy my last three weeks:

I was able to really enjoy time with friends and family in NC two weeks ago. The most important aspect of the weekend was my sister's graduation from East Carolina University. I'm extermely proud of everything she accomplished in four years, including her acception into their graduate program for child and family development. My sister will be making a difference in the lives of many people. If that isn't something to be proud of, I have no idea what is.

My parents are great. They paid for everything, they babied us and they even took us out for drinks. Several times. Sure we argue from time to time, but I think when the four of us are together, we find ways to have an enjoyable time.

My cousin Alex made an appearance, and that jackass did something in one night that I've been trying to accomplish for the past four years - he hooked up with one of my sister's friends. Congrats man, clearly you are better than I.

Ward and Alison seem to be doing well in Greenville as well. They both were very good to me during our time in DeKalb. It's nice to see your friends happy and successful.

Katie, Allison, Newp ... thanks for taking care of my in Chapel Hill. I love having great friends and then having them spoil you. Scottie, I'm not sure how we didn't catch up with you, but I'm sorry.

Hell is still the coolest bar in Chapel Hill. If you ever have the chance, I highly encourage a visit. It isn't for everyone, but worth a walk down the stairs.

I was in Wisconsin two weeks ago for a collegiate event management confernece. It was actually one of the more worth while conferences in which I've attended. I met some great people and even got to ride a horse. Yes, there are some fun times at these conferences.

Oh yeah, the saloon was fun too, I suppose. I mean, if you enjoy drinking and hanging out with a bunch of cool people.

I also learned a valuable lesson while in Wisconsin. I can't wait for someone. I have to go on with my life.

Office neighbor, I'm sorry for mentioning you in the last enstallment. Thanks for not blowing up at me too much.

Oxford, MS, is a GREAT small southern town. Ole Miss is a GREAT athletic department. I could work there someday. I'd jump at the chance. I hope we can put on as good of an SEC Track championship as they did.

Oh yeah, I got a promotion. Well really it is just a formal title for the two positions I've been doing over the past few months. Director of Facilities and Game Events. It is a great opportunity. I'll kick ass, but next time you see me, ask my how I've improved my department. I need the challenge.

Our department went through another change last week. Actually, it was a wrap-up to the restructuring that began last fall. It will be interesting around here next year.

Monday Night Raw has turned into a much better show over the past couple of months. It's nice to see the writers coming up with interesting angles and the performers putting on great matches. I just hope HHH gets one more title run.

"Troy"? Eh, pretty bad. Some cool fighting sequences.

"Last Samurai"? Much better. It made me want to go pick up a sword and fight.

I finally bought a Jays hat. Yes, I called their store in SkyDome and ordered a hat ... ok, and a few t-shirts. I'd still like to ask Bud Selig if he could move the Jays to the AL Central or AL West. Yeah, probably won't happen.

I need to help Scott with the new house. The guy has been bustin' his ass to get that place ready, and I've been able to help very little. I'm fortunate he is an understanding jackass.

I had to reformat my entire computer last week. Damn you Bill Gates. So much for trying to cheat the system. So if any of you have ARGUS lyrics on word documents or my movie script that I started 3 years ago, please pass that along. Damnit. I was so bummed when I pressed the key to reformat. It's like losing a huge part of your life. So many pages of lyrics, so many thoughts, so many projects ... so many mp3s.

For someone unknown reason, my parents are sending me money this week so I can finally buy an ipod. Ok, there is a reason. Regardless, I'm very much anticipating the arrival of my new toy. You can never have too many of those.

My friend Marc has one of the coolest jobs in the world. He is the beat writer for the Cinncinati Reds, one of the oldest baseball teams in the country. Check out his blog.

I've got four very good friends getting married this summer. Flip and Katie. Bob and Caroline. The weddings aren't until August, but I need to start preparing for bachelor parites and things of that nature. I've been a horrible friend lately. Fellas, give me another week and things will start to fall into place.

In three weeks I head to Hilton Head with some of the old fraternity brothers. These are things you need to do every now and again. Spend time with people who've watched you grow.

I am a slave to pop music. It is sickening. Currently on the juke box? "Tipsy," by J-Kwon. I wish I could help my need to download all of these catchy pop songs, but I doubt that will ever happen. Thank you bearshare.

Lacrosse Final Four. Men's Tennis Elite Eight. Women's Tennis Final Four. Baseball qualifies for SEC Championship. Both golf teams in the NCAA Championships. That is a testimate to those coaches and those student-athletes. I'm damn proud to be associated with these people. Fight 'Dores!

Athens still has this magical appeal. You go there and never want to leave. The tennis championship was just as much fun as it always is. It was great to watch our team march into the final four.

Equally as great to be around a lot of good friends. Wake Forest, LSU, Vandy, UGA, NCAA ... we all represented in the classic city. It was great being able to bring all of my friends together.

And yes, it is their fault I stayed an extra day. Yeah, yeah … it was my birthday. But what better place to celebrate than in Athens, GA.

Meeting new people is such a kick. You never know what you are going to get, but I met quite a few interesting new folks while in Athens. I hope the friendships will grow. OK, ok, I'll shut 'er down. Thanks for reading.

I was talking with Person X the other day, and she made a comment along the lines of: "how do you have it all figured out?"

I laughed. Hysterically.

But then I was thinking about it. See, Person X is going through a lot of difficult decisions regarding her love life. It is never easy, and I do feel for her. More importantly I understand her situation. Person X is a caring individual, who would do any and everything to make her friends and loved ones happy. To a great extent, I admire that. My mother is like that. I used to be very much like that. I have other friends who are like that. But when I sat and thought about Person X's comment to me, I realized it is mainly due to the fact I am not totally like that anymore. I do want happiness in the lives of friends and family, but I also know I have to be happy.

As selfish as it may sound, I decided a couple of years ago that I needed to start doing things for me. I'd done plenty of things for others in my life, and I did enjoy that, but as I grew older, it made me realize that by bending over backwards for everyone else, I was forgetting to make my life what I wanted it to be.

My family and friends make me feel very fortunate. They add a great deal of hope and balance in my life. But if I wanted to be truly happy in life, than I needed to be selfish. I needed to find out what makes me happy. I needed to break off things that didn't work, and fight for other things that do work. I feel like that time of my life has given way to what I am today; a truly self confident man who knows what he wants. I want to be successful in my work, but I also want a happy home. Those two things are attainable, but had I always done what others wanted to do, I don't believe I would've come to those conclusions. At least, not so quickly in life.

We all have difficult decisions to make in life. A lot of them are not easy, but it is a means to an end. If you want happiness in your life, true happiness, you have to make decisions that are difficult. You have to realize that these decisions will lead you to a place where your life is what you've created, and hopefully it is everything you've wanted. As I relate everything to music, it's like the song "This is your life," by Switchfoot. This IS your life. Is it who you want to be? I know I am making my way to the person I want to become because I've allowed myself to do things for me. It'll be that much more worth it when I can share it with someone.

Scott was able to finally show me the house we will be turning into the pimp palace, starting in June. The location is great. The landlord is a very nice guy. The house it self is old. It needs a good bit of work. Scott, the poor bastard, is going to be doing a lot of work on it since I will be out of town a good bit this month. It is a bit smaller than I had thought, but I feel like we can make it work. If nothing else, I'll be living with a good friend, close to work and saving money all at the same time. That is certainly not a bad thing.

I leave tomorrow morning for NC. I'm excited to see my family and the friends I'll have the opportunity to see while there. I'll get some quality time with the Blixt sisters, as well as Newpy, in Chapel Hill before I head to Greenville, Thursday for Marian's graduation. I'm so excited to see my parents and especially my sister. I'm so proud of her accomplishments. I know I say that all the time on this page, but it is just damn true. She has grown up to be such a beautifully put together woman. I take full credit! Ok, that isn't true, but I am just fortunate to be able to spend such a special day with her.