Here are some of the highlights of my visit back to Ohio last week:

-Eating Skyline Chili in Cincinatti
-Being asked if I was an Elvis impersonator by a weird looking old lady who worked at a Walgreens near Tracey’s parent’s house
-Watching Tracey’s brother Ryan kick 50 yard fields goals
-Playing bball with Ryan and his cousin Jonathon in Cinci
-Eating Skyline dip that Tracey’s mom made
-Playing ? with Ryan and Michele and Tracey till 3 in the morning
-Watching movies with Tracey’s family
-Stealing a full pineapple from a Chinese buffet in Cinci (Ryan made me do it)
-Had a fun lunch get together with Tracey and I’s parents in Piqua, the waiter looked like El Brundage
-Seeing Gramps and going bowling
-Chillin with Lars, Wolf, and Justin at BW3s the night before Lars left for SF
-Going to Trotters, nuff said
-Watching Brotherhood of the Wolf late at night
-Eating like 4 blizzards in 2 days
-Breadsticks from Poleyees, wow, I think I’m still crapping out those, so good
-Going sledding on Bills Hill
-Getting a Frape from Jay
-Jays dinner on New Years Eve, very good
-Seeing Heidi
-Going to Waffle House 45 minutes before I had to leave for the airport with Jay and Pervert
-Playing games with my family
-Getting more great presents from my family
-Playing bball in BG with old friends and family (my dad even lit it up for one game and beat my team)
-Seeing Justin’s dedication and excitement about the youth group
-My mom’s enchiladas on new years day, wow, that is why I am fat now
-Playing pool at Brewsters in BG with Dustin
-Seeing Connie at BGSU, even if it was for only 2 minutes, felt like I never left that place
-Seeing Gangs of New York and the Two Towers
-Having my parents tell me they are proud of me
-Grabbing Jeb’s butt, and enjoying his sangria, nice job
-Playing Contra on a projection screen with Mike, brought back the memories

Here are some low lights of the trip
-Not seeing Marshall
-Casey and Mike getting sick
-Cold
-Not seeing the sun for days on end
-Cold
-Not going to Rustys or Port Royal or Ann Arbor
-Kevin’s fiancé Emily breaking her arm in a car accident
- Not getting to see Kevin, Tracey’s brother more because he had to leave and take care of Emily, understandable, but I missed him
-not having enough time to see everyone we wanted to
-flying, it sucks
-did I mention that it was cold
-Justin hitting a parked car
-not getting any free cigars from Kevin
-not getting to see Ron Hines
-and most of all, being away from the ocean