Right back where I started from

A couple weeks ago Alex found some AMAZING jetblue tickets! So one week from today I will be in sunny CA! I am only there from Tuesday morning to Friday morning, so it'll be short, but so fun. I anticipate a lot of hang time with the mom...reunited at last. We haven't really made any plans, but that's how I prefer it. Oh and Joel wants me to take him to lunch.

Old photo, but one of my favorites.

You know, when I am away long enough I start to think, "ok, maybe I could eventually cope with living somewhere other than California...." But then I go home, and I am reminded
"There's no place like home."

Home Sweet Home

Things I'm looking forward to:
Hanging out with my family
Beach
In-n-out
Quality girl time with my mom
Playing my piano
Maybe Confessions of a Shopaholic
Maybe some shopping myself
Ditching school
Getting out of Utah
Driving the Jetta
Seeing how Joel and Rae have changed

Wearing shorts and rainbows
My mom's cooking
Get out of the dry-ness
BerrySwirl/Golden Spoon

Things I will miss:
Alex
Maybe Sophie the cat

Thanks for sending me home Alex! I love you!!!!!

Writing

I am taking a Language Development class this semester. I don't really enjoy it, but it was one of the few major classes offered at the Salt Lake extension. Today while I was reading my text book, I found an explanation for my hatred of English and writing. It says, "Writing offers a different challenge [than reading]. The writer begins with ideas, morsels of meaning, and must decide which symbols in which combination will best represent those ideas." A-Ha! THAT is my problem. Not only with writing, but with speaking. It feels like I have ideas and images in my head, but have a hard time trying to decide and construct a way that clearly depicts what I am actually thinking. Sometimes I wish I was an artist and could just draw what I "see" mentally instead of trying to find the right words.

Isn't it crazy how much is involved in writing? Forming your ideas and message, considering different word choices, deciding what words to use, constructing sentences with these words, etc... It's crazy how many different ways there are to say one thing, by using different words and combination of words. What's even crazier is that we can do this automatically in a conversation, without effortful thinking or analyzing! Amazing. It is because of this that I am amazed I get myself to blog!

I salute you English majors.

Value

In my psychology class tonight, my old and quirky professor was talking about finding a companion and getting married. He said that choosing a spouse is like saying, "I value my association with you." Haha. So simple! So for the record, Alex, I value my association with you!

Where am I?

These last couple of days, it has been hard to believe I am living in Utah. For example, right now weather.com says


Partly Cloudy

58°F

Yes ladies and gentlemen, 58 degrees. So it has been sunny, warmish (no heavy jackets) and even windy! I'm talking like Santa Ana winds! It feels like a true California winter, hand delivered to Bountiful Utah just for me.