on friday when my plane left houston, it took the perfect departure path. lifting off into the south, we then paralleled I-45 as i watched ellington field pass off to the left. i spotted the house i lived in as a co-op, the mall, my apartment complex and bayou, the space center, and of course clear lake and the kemah bridge shining in the early morning sun. from there i traced egret bay down to 2094 and then to 518, all the way to the end of south shore boulevard where gavin and jen live, and where becca’s new house is. we kept flying south until i could see the end of galveston island underneath, and bolivar peninsula. we finally turned to head northeast towards atlanta when we were out over the gulf of mexico.
it was the best view of the clear lake area i’ve ever had from the air, and i’ve taken off from hobby and ellington many times. it was so cool to be able to trace the streets and find the landmarks. and it really felt like i was looking at home. i guess houston is home now. for better or for worse, it’s my home.
i went to church this morning with mom and katie. it was a nice service and the music was wonderful as usual. the music is my favorite thing about church in general, and though i’ve been to many churches over the years, i still think covenant does music like nowhere else i’ve found.
i also got to see a lot of the people i went to mexico with last summer. i was sort of nervous; i mean, i haven’t seen them in six months and i didn’t really know them that well to begin with. but i guess the experience sort of bonded us. it was nice to see so many of them again, even if we were just saying hello. i hope to be able to go back to mexico again this summer. i hope so.
