So…this entry would be about the two books I’m currently reading, one on relationships (insert Rush remark) and one of course on financial thoughts with a basis of defining your soul purpose and core values.

This entry could also be about the 4 or 5 hour text marathon with the ex today which…I don’t know what the purpose of was…I mean we are done as far as I know.

So around 9:30PM I get a text, “Hey it is Lindsay, we are in town for Lisa Kaplan’s (Goldstein) birthday. We are at the Swamp, come  hang out!”

Now as everyone knows, I believe the only person who dislikes hanging out with groups of highly intoxicated people in a close environment more than myself is Rush. In his defense, I believe he might be a little more shy where I just hate being around a group of people like that. I’m pretty much thinking of things I’d rather be doing.

So who are  Lindsay and Lisa? Lindsay is the younger sister of a Dee who was a classmate of mine in High School. She is also an Executive Producer for a TV station in Tampa. Lisa is the sister of one of my 4 best friends and the other half of the Yarmaluke Boy/Kielbasa Kid superhero duo Steve. I hadn’t seen any of these girls in like 10 or 15 years so I was excited to say hi!

Upon arriving at the Swamp I found out my buddy Drew was bartending and when he saw me walk through the door, a cherry coke was waiting for me by the time I hit the bar. I was ultra surprised to not only see Lisa and Lindsay but Lisa’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Kaplan. Dr. Kaplan is one of the coolest mother fuckers of all time and was always willing to give me advice and share thoughts with me when I was in my late teens and early twenties. The type of guy that when I grow up (ha ha) I can emulate as a Father.

I can’t adequately express how happy I was to see the Kaplan family and find out how they were doing. Lisa is now married with twins and I met her husband for the first time. It was funny to listen to her relate how I used to throw her in the pool all the time when I’d go over to the Kaplans’s in High School and College. Lindsay as previously mentioned is now back in Tampa with her family. There were a couple of other people there but these were the important ones.

I stayed for about two hours until I couldn’t stand drunk college students on a Friday night anymore and headed home just in time to avoid turning into a pumpkin! If I was going to force myself to hang out at the Swamp on a Friday night, I couldn’t think of a better reason and I can’t wait to see some of the pictures!