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Ahhh....I really do love living in Blacksburg. Mostly due to all of my friends (that's you I'm talking about readers) . After every trip, no matter how great of one, I'm always so happy to be home again. Enjoyed the bw3 ritual lunch with M and N...we still have another couple months until it's too cold to eat on the porch there! Can't wait to catch up with everyone else.

Had a great trip last week. Got in 4 days of surfing (sometimes twice in one day)! The waves were great, clean, smooth, big enough to be fun, but small enough that I wasn't too scared. Spent a day in NYC. We walked around taking it all in, and caught with 4 friends who have recently moved there. They showed us a good time. Also got to see lots of fam...my parents, aunt & uncle, and grandmother, M's mom, bro & sis-law, aunt & unlce, cousin, and cousin's son.

It was a bit strange being at the beach, enjoying the water and waves during Katrina. Can't stop thinking about it all. Just a little pitch...NLCF is selling beads on campus the next three days. Proceeds go to the Salvation Army Gulf Coast Relief Fund.