Life After Vacation.

Why is it that vacations make reality harder to live? Vacations are suppose to be that breathe of fresh air that sucks you out of work and responsibility for a brief moment, making reality easier to deal with once the whole ordeal is over. My summer vacations back home just made me miss my family even more than I did before! It had been approximately eight months since I've moved to New York, and I guess, I got use to not seeing my family and friends back home. It became a way of life, talking on the phone and limited Skype sessions with my brother was all that I had. Seeing my family in the flesh was such a shock to me. I just wanted to hug them and never let go.

The California trip was a bit of business, a bit of surreal-ness, and a whole lot of FUN! My big brother picked up Thomas and I from LAX. Driving 90+mph under the night sky, with a cigarette in my hand, and loud Electro music only meant one thing.. I'm home. I couldn't wait to go home and arrive on the driveway. Thoughts filled my mind of so many things; How will my mom act? Did she miss me? Do my dogs remember me? Is my room a mess? Where's the food? I couldn't grasp why I was so nervous. This is my family, jeez! Family is suppose to be the most comforting thing. Luckily, when I got home, it brought me all back. My mom has not changed a bit. She did miss me and so did my doggies. They remembered me in full (and Thomas). My room was the same with some relatively small changes. And the food was everywhere! I took a deep breathe, put down my luggage and Thomas', and just soaked it in. I really missed my house and my family. They were everything that I know. I'm a California girl. Born and raised in Los Angeles. I didn't know diddly-squat about New York and I just decided to come live here with Thomas. I thank God everyday that I have him in my life because he's helped me and taught me so much. He's seen me at my worst and my very best. My family is also Thomas' family. My mom even calls him her son because she sees how much we love each other and anticipate marriage in the future. This was so nice. I had everything under one roof. All the people that I hold dear to my heart. My mommy, my big brother, Thomas, and my rambunctious doggies! I didn't get to appreciate this moment too long because the next morning after arriving, Thomas, Glen, and I drove to Vegas for Glen's bday celebration. We got back a couple days later to enjoy quality family time, friend time, optometrist time, BBQ time, and everything else California had to offer. By the way, I was in total ecstasy driving my car again. No subways here! I loved it!

Jill and Willie came our second/last week in California. We spent some good times with them since we have never been in California together, at one time. Sooner than later, it was time to go back to harsh reality of New York. Blistering hot weather and tedious jobs. I definitely came back with a sense of relief though. My family was still happy and alive and didn't hate me for moving to New York. Night Kids finally finished our EP. We worked on some music in California, but we decided that we're only going to enjoy a limited time in California, so we postponed our work for when we got back. I am proud and loving each song on the album. Here's a link to the EP teaser that has snippets of each song (http://soundcloud.com/night-kids/the-owl-movement-final-teaser). I can't wait for it to be released on WEOWN records (http://weown.org/team.html) within the following days. I anticipate that all will be in good order soon. School, work, Night Kids. Now that California is done, this only means one thing. NIGHT KIDS ARE PREPARING TO BE EUROPE BOUND!