I can’t believe I am going to admit this aloud. Every now
and then, I have this tiny little twinge of “I miss NY”. GAH! It is mostly food
honestly. I was watching “How I Met Your Mother” and Robin and Barney go to
Canada. They have coffee at TIM HORTANS. Barney says that it is awesome… the
only good thing in Canada and all I have wanted since then is a LARGE Ice Capp
with a cheddar cheese bagel. And Johnnys!! YUM! And no sub has been able to
compete with a Wegmans Buffalo Chicken Wing sub. And the General Store… I want
one of everything on the menu.
I also miss NY trees. I know that it weird, but the trees
down here suck. They are mini and all gnarly. I like them, I just miss tall,
straight Maple trees and pine trees. I haven’t seen a real tree since April 5th.
And GRASS. Oh my goodness. I didn’t realize how awesome NY grass is until I
came here and tried to walk in barefeet. I LOVE going barefoot and I keep
telling myself its ok to do it down here. Nope. Its not. Between pokey grass,
stickers, insects, burning hot concrete and rocks I manage to injure myself.
Sigh.
Im tired of driving down here. Its not scary anymore. My
commute has become mundane. But its annoying though. I would love to drive
somewhere without getting on a highway. Just one place. And I haven’t driven on
a road that isn’t a one way since April 5th.
I also miss Cooper Duper. A lot. :( The dogs and cat were taken from me on Sunday after we got back from Austin. I have been having trouble again the last few nights. Its so lonely and quiet without them. I have had them since the week before Memorial Day... so I have lived in the house without company, but I had gotten used to them. No one ran to meet me after work yesterday, and not one curled up with me to watch tv. :( I miss my bud Cooper.
Despite all of the above, I most definitely made the right
choice to come down here. Im working on job (crazy!) and I knew that it was bad
at home. Really I did. But I am realizing HOW bad and sad it was. No friends
were left. None. Everyone in that town is old. It was just bad. Here is MUCH
better. Astronomically better. Yeah my job isn’t my dream job…. But I like the
people I work with, I make a livable wage, Im not in WNY, I kinda have a life
now, and (no offense parents) Im not living at home!
The biggest difference between being home and here job wise…
I am realizing how badly part-time and seasonal employers treat employees
compared to here. Im not sure if this is normal or exceptionally good, but people
treat other like everyone has a brain. Its amazing. I’m no longer working overtime
and not getting paid for it, treated like I am an idiot (although at TJ’s I had
the highest degree), and the managers here are competent. Its such a nice change!
Sunday was the trip to Austin! It was a good day. The drive
was really easy! I got on a highway, got off an hour later, took a left and was
on the UT campus! It was nice to see my cousin swim and she did well! We went
to lunch at the Hula Hut and ate outside on the lake. It was so nice. I had
been missing the WNY summer activities and eating on the deck at the casino was
usually a summer staple! It was nice to see a lake too! After lunch we went
Kayaking. It was a lot of fun. I got a little burnt (even though we were only out
for an hour) It was fun to do something different! I was soaked at the end (its
what happens when you are sharing a kayak with a 10 year old! But I got her
plenty wet as well!) which felt really nice because it was HOT out. I forgot to
look for a magnet so I am going to have to go back! I don’t have a magnet from
San Antonio either! (if you have read any of my other blogs you will know that
I collect magnets. Everytime I go to a new city I get one. If you haven’t read
my other ones… I buy a magnet every time I go to a new city!)
I just read some of my London blog. I am SO glad that I did that. I love reading it!
Its starting I think…
the Texas heat. Im still ok with it when Im at home in athletic clothes because
I don’t care how much I am sweating. Im not ok with it when I trying to look
halfway decent but Im just melting instead! Laurie you are right… Texas is as
hot as hell :)
Im pretty sure I have a problem… I was perusing Amazon at
work for a few minutes. I was adding everything to my cart for fun and clicked
to see what the damage would be. I had $460 worth of BOOKS that I wanted.
Books. I think I need to find a library. Pronto!
I am forgetting so many things but I can’t remember them. Tonight
is football (woo) I have 4 more games left in my career. I am giving it up and
sticking with softball I think. (although I am sucking it up in softball. Seriously
I look like I have never played before. I used to own that outfield… now Im
getting owned)
I miss you all. Maybe Ill see some of you in Sept?
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