Vision Quest

Well, my folks are back in town and I am back to my apartment. I surprised them by cleaning their cars, vacuuming/ dusting part of their house, made them a dinner (first time I really cooked for them, complete with salad), make a fire in the fireplace, and watched Polar Express with them after we exchanged gifts. My main gift is on its way back from internet store… exchanging the leather jacket for another style I like more. I was pleasantly surprised to get a large vintage bullfighting poster… it was even personalized in Spanish as if I were the famous bullfighter. Even though I have never been to a bullfight nor been to Spain, it would fit well with my bedroom motif. Vintage Red Cross poster (I make it a habit to give blood), vintage Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus poster (Grew up going to the circus when it is in town), a University of Maryland poster and the diploma (the poster they gave to the graduates instead of the diplomas they mailed to the house), and the National Club Volleyball Tournament poster (I worked and helped out with the tournament when I was at UMCP.) My room pays tribute to a few things I have done and/or enjoy. My living room/ dining room had an African Motif. Complete with memories of my trip there. A Christmas gift added to the collection… a wall hanging made from a 50-gallon drum barrel. It is a very nicely crafted piece of art made in Haiti, but sold in Dominican Republic, where I recently vacationed. It works nicely with the décor and is very much appreciated.
After the evening festivities, my cat and I headed back to my apartment, I put away my laundry then watched the movie, “Vision Quest”… a story about a guy inspired to make his mark on the world by dropping several weight classes in wrestling to face an undefeated, feared state champion. Good movie, but not great. Worth seeing.
Time to go to sleep, got a busy first day back at work tomorrow.