Journal Rudy Rodarte's Journal: Long time no See 1
Good to See ya again!
Around 11-May-2004, I get an eMail from Mindy about a birthday party for her sister Tricia. I was amazed that Mindy found my eMail address(my rarely used Hotmail one, to be exact) and invited me to the party. Well, the party would be on 14-May-2004 at 20:00 in Houston. I didn't know if I would be able to make it, since Priscilla and I usually go out to 6th street on Friday nights. But I got to thinking. I had not seen Tricia since like 2000. It had been almost 4 years already! WoW. I knew that I would have to go and get updated cell numbers and emails. It worked out, too. Priscilla decided to goto a work Party from her old job. Everything was ready to go
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Friday afternoon, I took off from the olde job around 16:30, so I would beat Austin traffic and make it to the dinner on time- Ha! There was traffic right after Parmer. Not good times. By the time I got out of Austin, it had been around 45 minutes. But I made it. I drove at a comfortable pace and made it to Houston around 19:45. The place was downtown, and I haven't been in downtown Houston in a while, so I needed to print up a map. That, and the shirt I was going to wear that night was a little wrinkly, so I had to get it ironed as well. Once all that was done, I was off. I finally made it to Churrascos near 21:00. Whew. Now, I had about 40 oz. of Diet Dr. Pepper on the way down, so I needed a bathroom break before I sat down with everyone. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Make an entrance
I made my entrance and everyone was amazed that I made it from Austin just for the party. I saw Miguel, Alfred, Mark D., Ed, Tricia's mom, Mindy and Tricia herself. Everyone looked almost the same as the last time I saw them. Well, everyone except Tricia. Gone was the brown hair and in was this more wavy blonde highlights type action. Very cool, though and it matched her well. Everyone was also amazed with Rudy 2.0. They were probably expecting the fat 220lbs Rudy, not the new and improved version. As Tricia said, "Man, you're buff." ;) But, when I got there, everyone was wrapping up dinner. The waiter brought me a Menu, but I opted for water only. I had eaten a bit at my Parent's house, so I was OK. The waiters did bring out a small cake for everyone to share. I had a small little spoonful and man, it was about 97% sugar. Well, I played volleyball the next afternoon for a couple of hours, so I burned the little spoonful off there.
Little House of Blues
After dinner, we went to this place called the Knights something. I really don't remember the name. Basically, it was a house that some people turned into a little bar. We got there and there was a band playing in what used to be the living room. It was actually pretty cool. I reminded me of my buddy's band, Sloppy Joe. Can't find the good link, Julio. Sorry . The men's bathroom was the house's old bathroom, except there was a urinal where the walk in shower used to be. Quite odd to look at and be in.
ASL
Well, once we were finally all together, we managed to chat away the evening. Everyone was asking about my job, possible future job(curse you ferritin), Priscilla, whether we were gonna have kids soon, if we had a house, all kinds of stuff. Lots of catching up. Plus, I found out what everyone was up to in Houston. Lots of people are getting or about to get their masters this year. That's awesome for them! Especially the guys with the music ed. What the world needs now is more band directors. ;) I also enjoyed a Guiness in honor of Bradford, who is probably having a good time in Japan. But, after exchanging cell numbers, I had to take off. The company picnic was the next day, starting at 11, so I would have to leave Houston around 8 to make it in time. So after some pics and some hugs, I took off. It was great to see everyone again. Hopefully, I can see everyone again when I take my vacation next month.
Around 11-May-2004, I get an eMail from Mindy about a birthday party for her sister Tricia. I was amazed that Mindy found my eMail address(my rarely used Hotmail one, to be exact) and invited me to the party. Well, the party would be on 14-May-2004 at 20:00 in Houston. I didn't know if I would be able to make it, since Priscilla and I usually go out to 6th street on Friday nights. But I got to thinking. I had not seen Tricia since like 2000. It had been almost 4 years already! WoW. I knew that I would have to go and get updated cell numbers and emails. It worked out, too. Priscilla decided to goto a work Party from her old job. Everything was ready to go
Friday afternoon, I took off from the olde job around 16:30, so I would beat Austin traffic and make it to the dinner on time- Ha! There was traffic right after Parmer. Not good times. By the time I got out of Austin, it had been around 45 minutes. But I made it. I drove at a comfortable pace and made it to Houston around 19:45. The place was downtown, and I haven't been in downtown Houston in a while, so I needed to print up a map. That, and the shirt I was going to wear that night was a little wrinkly, so I had to get it ironed as well. Once all that was done, I was off. I finally made it to Churrascos near 21:00. Whew. Now, I had about 40 oz. of Diet Dr. Pepper on the way down, so I needed a bathroom break before I sat down with everyone. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Make an entrance
I made my entrance and everyone was amazed that I made it from Austin just for the party. I saw Miguel, Alfred, Mark D., Ed, Tricia's mom, Mindy and Tricia herself. Everyone looked almost the same as the last time I saw them. Well, everyone except Tricia. Gone was the brown hair and in was this more wavy blonde highlights type action. Very cool, though and it matched her well. Everyone was also amazed with Rudy 2.0. They were probably expecting the fat 220lbs Rudy, not the new and improved version. As Tricia said, "Man, you're buff."
Little House of Blues
After dinner, we went to this place called the Knights something. I really don't remember the name. Basically, it was a house that some people turned into a little bar. We got there and there was a band playing in what used to be the living room. It was actually pretty cool. I reminded me of my buddy's band, Sloppy Joe. Can't find the good link, Julio. Sorry . The men's bathroom was the house's old bathroom, except there was a urinal where the walk in shower used to be. Quite odd to look at and be in.
ASL
Well, once we were finally all together, we managed to chat away the evening. Everyone was asking about my job, possible future job(curse you ferritin), Priscilla, whether we were gonna have kids soon, if we had a house, all kinds of stuff. Lots of catching up. Plus, I found out what everyone was up to in Houston. Lots of people are getting or about to get their masters this year. That's awesome for them! Especially the guys with the music ed. What the world needs now is more band directors.
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