Well, it's official.  The tourists have left for the year, leaving only their money and tons of trash behind.

Not everyone knows that I live in one of Texas's biggest tourist areas.  In my little town, we have the nation's largest and highest rated waterpark.  We also have some of the prettiest rivers you'll ever see, and we're conveniently located between Austin and San Antonio, so it's a good place to come visit, and visit they do: the waterpark alone gets almost two million people a year, and they are open only two and a half months.

Anyway... I know that it's fall because they have drained all of the lazy-river-type rides in the waterpark.  You can now drive around town without half-drunk, half-lost fools getting in your way and threatening your very life.  You can eat dinner at a restaurant without waiting two hours... it's just a good time to be here.

Until the Winter Texans show up, that is.  That's a whole 'nother story that I'm sure I'll gripe about later.

So yesterday, I got an email from a girl with whom I went to high school (whom I suppose is now a lady... lordie KNOWS I'm no boy anymore!).  Bless her heart, if it weren't for her, we would never have any reunions or anything like that... hell, we couldn't even really plan shit when we were all in the same building everyday.  I really admire her for her tenacity in making sure that she knows were we all are, and she emails us and calls us and sends us mail... She's really good at keeping us together. 

BUT... yesterday, she emailed me with a file attachment with a draft for our nametags for our 20th reunion.  You know... the one that we'll have in 2009?!  Yeah.  We don't know much about what that reunion will be like, but we now know what the nametags are going to look like.  I'm getting excited about the reunion already!  Only seven more years to go!!!

All seems to be well.  We are having some awesome weather here in Texas, and that's always a blessing to be enjoyed while it lasts (not long).  I'm going to dinner in Austin tonight with some friends, and I can't wait!  Hope all is well in YOUR world...