finally back in little rock

well, it turns out that today has been a pretty great day. i feel so very lucky. working for only 90 minutes this morning was fantastic. and i was able to pull into the EMI parking lot at like 10:30am. it felt different in the building... quiet, empty, more like a mellow coffee shop well decorated with fancy lounging areas and places to play and listen to good music as opposed to an office. it almost even feels strange to think that i used to work there. [of course, when i, out of habit, almost walked into my old office rather than jess' - that was pretty funny. guess old habits die slower than memories.] glad to find out i'm still being prayed for because i dont go to church. unfortunate, though, that the old boss wasnt in town. i thought about filling his office with balloons for him to come back to, but figured everyone else that was working wouldnt really appreciate that! so i stayed much longer than expected, which is no surprise. i still know it's good and right for me not to be in nashville anymore, but every time i get to see the people i interacted with in nashville, i think i appreciate them more. when i finally realized how late it was and that i needed to get back on the road, i thought i only had a 5 hour drive, but it ended up taking closer to 6. not sure if that's because of traffic or the accident i came across or what, but no big deal. i made it, unloaded the car and got my mail and will save laundry for later this weekend.
oh, and i've decided that i need to carry my little recording device with me when i drive, particularly after i'm leaving places, because i always seem to have deep thoughts and comments that i would love to write down, and yet, blogging while driving is a definite impossibility. i'll have to work on that for the future.