10 things you probably didn't know about me...

Ok, I do things differently when I'm at home. There is a side of me that most of my California people have never seen. So here are a few things you all probably never knew about me.

1. I never ever wear my seat belt when I'm in Monticello. I know, this is stupid, but I think it's just the fact that I never wore it growing up here. I wear it everywhere else in KY, just not Monticello (probably the worst drivers in the world here too).

2. I admittedly dress mildly incognito when I go to Wal-Mart. Nothing drastic. Just hats, scarfs, etc... (if it's winter) that kind of thing. And I keep to myself in there. I don't look for people. I stay on task for fear of seeing people I'd rather not (on a side note, i did see someone yesterday that was cool to see, my high school guidance counselor).

3. My accent gets pretty strong here. Contrary to popular belief, I really don't have a Kentucky accent, very mild if any. But when I'm here, after not being here for a while, it all comes out. I say things like "reckon" "fixin" (as in "i'm fixin' to get some supper"), and last night I said Library...except i said it libarie or something like that. I'm sure there are others.

4. I eat things here I'd never eat otherwise. Like the pool room cheeseburgers, dripping with grease. Now, a little grease doesn't bother me, but this is like, dripping through the bag and wring it out greasy. But man, it's soooooooo good.

5. I SLEEP!!! Yes, I'm a late sleeper here. Sleeping til 11:00...11:45am...it's so nice. Only proves my theory that I never really adjusted to West Coast time, seeing as how I never was an early riser before I moved out there.

6. I secretly hope to see this guy I had a crush on in high school (i shall not mention any names, cause who knows if he's married or whatnot).

7. I probably don't miss home as much as I say I do. I miss people, but not home so much. A couple days and I'm ready for Cali again.

8. I secretly watch the people in Wal-Mart, thinking to myself how much I would hate it if I had to live in this God forsaken place. But that is just me. Some people choose that because that is what they want. I have friends and family who wouldn't have to live here if they didn't want to, but they do, and that is what makes them happy. But yeah, it's more the other people, who you can look at, and see they aren't happy and wonder why they never left. It's kinda sad that I guess circumstances keep people here more than anything. I'm just glad I'm not one of those people.

9. I don't remember half of the people I graduated with...and I don't feel that bad about it (heck, they probably don't remember me either).

10. I'm actually glad my cell phone doesn't work here.

There may be more later, we'll see....

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas. It is still technically Christmas Eve everywhere in the US anyway, for 45 more minutes. Well, 3 hours and 45 minutes here. It's been kinda nice hanging out by myself tonight. Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I cooked a nice dinner for myself, I'm doing some laundry, and going to start packing for home very soon. I haven't even turned on the TV once. Although, after I get packed, I may see if there are any good Christmas movies on, or watch Home Alone again, either that, or the tape of the UK vs. U of L basketball game from last weekend.

At any rate, it's been a nice, peaceful night. I'll probably end the night with reading about Jesus' birth, which I try to do each Christmas Eve and then set out some cookies for Santa :)

Happy Holidays and here's to no flight/weather delays on me getting home tomorrow.

Life, in a Nutshell

Well, any BNL fans will recognize the title of this post. And if you don't know what BNL is, then don't worry about it. This blog isn't about them (hint: its a band). It's Saturday morning about 9am, which is okay, except that I've been up for an hour and a half already. I know I complain about this frequently, but I would LOVE to have one day, preferrably a Saturday, when I could physically sleep in past 10:30 am. I did have one morning I slept until 10:30 am, but I was up very late the night before (like 3 am). I just mean, on any given night, sleeping til 11 am, or even better, noon. This is fairly new to me, waking up at daylight-ish hours. New as in, only started happening when I moved to California last late January. Guess it's been over 10 months now, I should be used to it. And I guess I have accepted it, but I still don't like it. So yeah, SANTA, if you're listening or reading, that's all I want for Christmas...to sleep til noon. Just one day this year. Hopefully it won't be on Christmas morning since I'll be flying home, but the day after or Christmas Eve would work fine. Next Saturday even perhaps?

I'm also sitting here pondering over the fact that I'll be spending Christmas Eve alone for the first time in my life. And also, wake up to an empty house on Christmas morning before heading off to the airport. Which, once I accepted that fact (and realized I'd save about $300 on a plane ticket), I was okay with it. I'm not sad about it or anything (at this point), its just new to me. Christmas alone. I guess it happens to a lot of people at some point, or not. Maybe a lot of single people who are my age or older I suppose.

So, yeah, there really was no point, or meaning to this entry. Just that, this is my life, in a nutshell. Sad, isn't it? Maybe its a sign of maturity (hence, "getting old"). I mean, not sleeping til noon on weekends, spending most of a major Holiday alone (well, besides Thanksgiving, which as we all know, I don't care about anyway). It should be interesting though. I'm actually looking forward to it in a weird kind of way, as much as I may miss my family and be homesick. Being alone is good sometimes. Hey, maybe I'll go all crazy-nuts like Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone, except that I'm not 8 years old. I do probably have some crazy neighbor that supposedly killed his family though.

Well, if I don't blog before then, Merry Christmas to everyone. I plan on blogging again before then, but you never know. I might get a life between now and then :)