Things I Miss...

Besides my family and friends, there are a few other things I miss about living in California:

1. When I ran for exercise rather than to catch a bus.
2. When Johnnie was a person's name, not a hospital gown.
3. I still am trying to figure out where "pocketbook" came from...how is that the same as a purse?!
4. When streets were given names other than Harvard and Washington, and where traffic lights/intersections actually had street signs so you knew where you were going. Oh, and they lit up there too!
   
5. Missing R's (such as "cah" =car, "ova"=over) and Added R's - the one that kills me the most is "Idear"=idea, but I've noticed the extra R on a lot of things ending in A (including my last name). They also add R's to words that are already difficult to say, such as "withdrawral", "drawrers" (drawers). It's like learning a whole new language sometimes! haha
6. When things were just "really good" instead of "wicked good", or "wicked weird"
7. The over-usage of "All Set" in Boston - there is always a place and time for "you all set" or "I'm all set". I kinda miss the chill/surfer Cali "I'm good".

Fun Fact - My Future Pet

My dream dog is a Greyhound and I cannot wait to have my little (haha) companion to walk.

Purina Friend Fetcher - a cute website to help you find the perfect pet. :) http://www.petcentric.com/fun-games/friend-fetcher.aspx?DCMP=EMC-PETC-PETC-MarthaNov09_1&HQS=copy

Fun Fact - About Me!

In case you didn't know, I love puzzles! Ever since I was a kid I have enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles and I still try to do one whenever I get some time off from school. I also love doing word searches, word scrambles, and more recently, crossword puzzles (I used to think these were impossible to finish...even though I still have to look up answers in the back - haha). My grandma gave me a crossword puzzle book on thanksgiving and it was fun working on a couple with the family (it definitely helps having other brains involved!). And I have found myself puzzling instead of turning on the TV lately, so that's a good thing I guess, but I need to probably put the book down until I finish this semester. When we went to Europe in 2006, my dad bought me a puzzle magazine at the airport in Newark, NJ and it kept me busy the entire time, especially on the long flights! Fun stuff. Anyway, I just wanted to share a little bit about me that you may not have known. :)

In case you also like puzzles, I created a little word scramble about me! Post your answers in the comments section and I will let you know how you did. :)

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gtwniri epspar
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