Although I don’t necessarily live in the same city as many of my friends from the past, that doesn’t mean that we have grown apart. Maybe it’s because we are guys, but for one reason or another, even if we go long periods of time without talking, the second we get a chance to get in touch with each other (or even better, get a chance to actually see each other), it seems like we are always able to pick up right where we left off without missing a beat.

To give you an example of what I am talking about, let’s discuss my recent trip to Dallas. I was down in Dallas for a couple of days on a business trip, and once I arrived, I decided to give one of my old buddies a call. As soon as I told him I was in town, he got really excited and insisted we go to dinner together. Like always, as soon as we both got to dinner, it was just like we were back in the good ole’ days. I would have considered my trip a success just with that dinner, but my buddy wouldn’t settle for that, and whenever I wasn’t working during my trip, he found plenty of fun things to occupy my time!

It’s honestly a little crazy to think that in less than three months, I am going to be moving from my current city down to Dallas. The reason that I am going to be making this move is because I am graduating from college in May, and as soon as I do graduate, I am going to be moving to Dallas and beginning to work at the job I accepted last November. I feel very fortunate that not only am I going to have a job (especially given the current tumultuous state of the economy and job market), but also that I am going to have a job in a city that I really like.

On top of that, I could not be more happy with the way company is taking care of me during this transitional period. They have already hired a realtor for me, and in a little under a month, they are going to pay for me to fly down to Dallas, have a rental car and stay in a hotel for several days while I spend my time looking at the potential houses the realtor has found for me in the Houston area.

I’m currently in my second year of college, and I can’t even describe how much I like college life. I’m doing really well in school, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t know how to have a great time. Since I joined a fraternity at the beginning of my freshman year, I have gotten to experience college life to the fullest extent possible. Plus, since our fraternity’s motto is “Work Hard, Play Hard,” you can probably imagine how much fun I have had, while at the same time staying on top of my grades.

Although my graduation is over two years away (which is fine, because I am on track to graduate on time), I have thought from time to time about what I’m going to do after college. While I’m in no rush for it to be over, I realize that college isn’t going to last forever. One place where I really think I may end up is Dallas. There are a lot of companies in my field that have their headquarters there, and after taking a trip to Dallas over the recent winter break, I am confident that it is a place where I could be quite happy.

Wow, it really feels like the last year has flown by. I guess the reason that it feels like this is because I have been extremely busy for just about the entire year. Fortunately, even though the year went by pretty quickly, things went really well throughout the year. Even though I am putting in a ton of time at work, it all seems to be paying off for me quite well. Given how well the last year has gone, I am really excited to see what 2009 is like. I have really high hopes for the upcoming year, and I think all of the things that I am wanting to happen during this year are going to come true.

However, before this year comes to a complete end, I do have the holidays to look forward to. Since the majority of my family lives in and around Dallas, that is where I will be spending this holiday season. I’m not going to get to spend a ton of time down there (since I have to get back to work fairly quickly), but I am looking forward to the time that I do get to spend with my family members.

Although it was where I grew up, I don’t get to spend a lot of time in Dallas anymore. The reason for this is because after I graduated from college, I got offered a job in Phoenix, and that is where I have been living and working ever since. While I normally don’t get to spend any significant amount of time in Dallas, there is one time of the year when this isn’t true. When the holiday season comes around, I always make sure that my schedule is going to allow me to go spend a good amount of time in Dallas with all of my family members.

Since I don’t get to see them that often, it is always so much fun to go home and see my family. I love them with all of my heart, and even though I don’t know if it will ever be possible, I would love to move back to Dallas so that I could get to spend more time with them. However, even though that may not happen, I am still fortunate that I get to spend the holiday season with them every single year.

Dallas is a nice city. Therefore, if you are taking a trip there, you are going to have an enjoyable experience. However, to ensure that you don’t miss out on anything that you want to do, you need to be sure that you rent in Dallas during your trip. The reason that I’m telling you that renting in Dallas is a good idea is because it will give you the ability to easily do all of the things that you want to do.

Instead of worrying about transportation or wasting time waiting around for your transportation to arrive, once you have a rental car in Dallas, you will be able to drive around to wherever you want to go. Whether it’s a restaurant for lunch or a movie theater to enjoy the latest blockbuster that’s out, renting in Dallas will solve any issues you have with transportation.

If you don’t really know how to rent a car for your trip to Dallas, all you need to do is get online (which you already are since you’re reading this post), and you will find that it’s actually quite easy to make a car rental reservation for your trip to Dallas.

After I graduated college two years ago, I landed a job with a company that is located in Arizona. Although I have enjoyed Arizona quite a bit, several of my good friends from college ended up landing jobs in Dallas, so they obviously had to move down there. Even though we keep in touch on a regular basis, it was definitely strange adjusting to life without seeing them everyday.

Because they had come to Arizona to visit me, I decided it was my turn to visit them. I decided to take a four day trip to Dallas, so I booked my flight (along with a rental car) through a price comparison website. Using this kind of website allowed me to get a ticket for a very low price.

I’m so glad that I made the time to take a trip to Dallas, because we all had a wonderful time hanging out together. Although they obviously spend a lot more time together than I get to, during the four days I was there, I felt like a part of the group, just as I had for the majority of my college career.

This may sound sad, but I honestly can’t remember the last time that my family and I have taken a trip together. Sure, we have taken trips in pairs or separately, but when I sit down and think about the last time that we all went on a trip together, my mind just draws a blank. When I recently realized this, I decided that this was unacceptable, and even though we all have extremely busy lives, we needed to figure out a time when we could all get together and go on a trip.

One night, I rounded up my entire family, and we sat down at the dinner table and discussed this situation. Everyone agreed that we needed to do this together, so once we decided on a destination for our trip (we ended up choosing Dallas, because it seems like there will be things for all of us to do), we all pulled out our schedules and found a chunk of time when we will all be able to take off from our responsibilities and other obligations. Our trip to Dallas is going to take place in about two and a half months, and I think we’re all really excited to spend some true family time together.