Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Homesick

Well I'm finally here in California. Took a few days to say hi, have a look around, and I think I'm about ready to go home now. I know what you're thinking. Aren't I already home? No, no I'm afraid not. I thought this would be my new home, but as it turns out, whoever coined that cheesey phrase is right. Home is where the heart is; and my heart is back in San Antonio. Now don't get me wrong, I love my family, but if I had a place to stay I think I would fly home tomorrow. I can't begin to describe how much I miss everything. I would even go to class if it meant I could just be back in my dorm. But I suppose I'll just have to try to hang on for the next three weeks.

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

I remember

I saw this on someone's facebook wall and it made me kind of sad and happy at the same time.

TAKE TIME OUT & ACTUALLY READ DIS!

Close your eyes... And go back...
Before the Internet or the AIM
Before semi automatics and weed
Before playstation2 or X-bOX
Before the 5 hours of homework you put off every night...

..Way back...

I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk.
Red light, Green light.
Playing kickball & dodgeball until your porch light came on.
Mother May I?
Red Rover
four square
Hula Hoops
Running through the sprinkler
Happy Meals
Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car

Wait...

Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons
Like Hey Arnold and Doug
Recess
Or what about legends of the hidden temple, global guts, double dare, bloody mary and who, ARE YOU AFFRAID OF THE DARK!
Who could forget Snick
Or the teenage mutant ninja turtles, scooby doo, and Power Rangers,

Christmas morning...
Your first day of school
Bedtime Prayers and Goodnight Kisses
Climbing trees
Getting an ice cream off the ice cream truck (the real ice cream truck w/ cones & banana splits)
A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers
Jumpin' down the steps
Jumpin' on the bed
Pillow fights
Runnin' till you were out of breath

Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt and you almost peed your pants

Laughing so hard that you did pee your pants
Being tired from playin' all day
Your first crush...
Rainy days at school meant playing "Heads down 7-Up" & "King chase the Queen" in the classroom

Remember that?

I'm not finished yet...

Kool-Aid & Icee Cups was the drink of the summer
Giving your friends a ride on your handlebars or spokes
Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school
Class Field Trips
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there.
When getting high was swinging on the swing-set
When $5 seemed like a million, and another dollar a Miracle.
When your parents took you to McDonalds and you were so cool.
When Toys r Us overuled the "mall"

I want to go back to the time when...

Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-moe"
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"
"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "monopoly"
Catching fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
Saying cuss words were referred to the "F, B or S - word" or h-e double hockey sticks.
Being old, referred to anyone over 20.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.
The only real heart break you had was when your mom wouldnt buy you that new toy

Nobody was prettier than Mom

Nobody was cooler than Dad

Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better
It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park.
Getting an inch of snow was a dream come true.
Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare"
Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.

If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!


Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up" life...

If this helped u stop thinkin bout stuff in college that's already gettin on yo nerves, write on my wall "I needed that"
i double dog dare you

I'll be (home?) for Christmas

The countdown has officially begun. I get to go home in 9 days! Minor snag: as of now, home consists of, well, nothing. You see, we're building a house in California and I got the news yesterday that the materials that were supposed to be delivered had been dumped somewhere in the middle of Nevada with no evidence of the company having any intent to retrieve them. So, while I am still ever so excited about getting to see my little brothers (I miss them so much!), the idea of having to possibly stay in a hotel for Christmas doesn't exactly have me singing Joy to the World. Luckily, my mom finally got in touch with someone at the moving company and if all goes well, they'll have our house ready about a week after I get home.

So because I have nothing better to do at the moment (that's right, no finals until the 15th!) and because I am just brimming with Christmas spirit, I thougt I'd share one of my favorite websites. You've definitely got to try this out. It's a virtual paper snowflake maker! Hours of fun, I promise.

Happy Holidays!

Saturday, December 03, 2005

Cast Party!!

Wooo! Just got back from the Matchbox cast party! It was so totally awesome!