Here's to a great weekend...

I recently entered my fourth month in the "City of Brotherly Love."  When I first moved here, I absolutely hated it.  First, nothing was familiar, especially the sounds.  While the terrible accent still bugs me a lot, I'm used to it and have come to terms with the fact that I'll never hear an overabundance of drawls ever again except when I visit home.  Should I start calling this place home?  Not yet...that'll be a little while down the road.

Now, I'm not ripping Philly.  I do like it a tad more than before.  There are lots of things to do, albeit it takes a lonnng time to get anywhere.  Every corner has a Wawa, and it's still Pennsylvania, so beer distributors are in abundance.  Craigslist's "musicians" section isn't full of people trying to rip yinzers for trying to make it in Pittsburgh.  It's actually full of opportunities.  Also, there is a large market to make something of yourself as a musician.

I am pretty proud of myself for figuring out the lay of the land within two months.  How many other people can honestly say they've figured out Philly in such a short period of time?  Yeah...I know.  I actually think I know it better than some other people I know who have been living here their whole lives.  That's probably just because I'm a dork and love geography.

On to the subject of this blog...this weekend.  Kerri and I decided that she needed a mental break from her work and should come home.  I kept it a secret from the Gatti family, and they were shocked when she walked through the door during dinner last night.  Again...proud of myself.  She'll be here through Sunday, and we're meeting with a photographer that afternoon for our wedding next year.  I finished most of the major work on my website (www.ajcutright.com), so I have the weekend to devote to Kerri.

We're going to a Steelers bar on Saturday to watch them play the Lions.  Today we're just gonna lay around and veg, get cat food for Hank and Ashley, and take a walk later.  It should be a relaxing weekend (I hope).  If she isn't refreshed when she goes back, then I haven't done my job.

So, here's to a great weekend...

Later,