Things about California
**I started this post yesterday and I finished it today**
I was driving to work this morning and I was thinking about the things I'm going to miss (and not miss) about California. I've decided to make a list....
THINGS I'M GOING TO MISS:
The California landscaping...the mountains and the pacific coastline
The Weather (for sure!) - I grew up in a humid, and for the most part, always hot part of the country (HOUSTON TEXAS). The "winters" were alright...but it was never consistent. In December-February, it's just a mix of summer days and semi-cool days and then you get your random few days of freezing temperatures. The Summer in Houston (which starts in February and lasts until October) is pretty much unbearable, especially the months of July and August. Of course, you just get used to it...like anything else and it's not so bad then. But if you're not a resident and you are visiting Houston during the summer, it is something else! Most of my memories of summertime involve mosquitos and burning my feet on the pavement or burning my legs on the hot seat of a car. Waking up to go to work or school or whatever, going outside at 7am and it being 90 degrees already. That was the cool part of the day...by 11am, it was in the 100s. So....YES I LOVE the weather here. Almost never humid, cool and breezy, cold at night, warm or cool during the day...I will miss the weather!
PARKINGI will not miss parking in LA. Most streets are too narrow and too crowded. Trying to find a parking spot, when you're just stopping for a cup of coffee or visiting a friend in a neighborhood where it's all zoned for permit parking only is a nightmare in this city. Trying to find a parking spot on the street that you live on is even more annoying. I've become used to knowing that it's a high possibility that I will have to valet park my car when I stop at a small shopping center, because the parking lots are too small. Parking garages and parking validation (still at least a $1 with validation) is expected when going out to eat, to a movie, to the mall, and the record store. I have even have to pay .50 to park at the gym. I'm looking forward to hopefully being able to drive to Target, park, shop and leave and not have to worry about garages and validation and elevators because the store is 2 or 3 levels. I'm also a bit spoiled..I come from Texas where everything is big and the parking lots are bigger!
That's where I left off yesterday. It's now Friday morning now. I woke up at 6:30am this morning and couldn't fall back asleep, so I went for a walk/jog in the neighborhood, went home, took a bath and went to work. Now I'm here. I don't feel like finishing my list now. Guess the moment has passed. I had a weird dream last night about a shrimp that I was peeling/de-veining and it turned into a bird with rainbow colored wings that then transformed into my pet wolf?? So weird. I've had a bad sleep week, too. I just can't relax..my brain is constantly spinning my thoughts. And then when I do actually sleep, I have these weird dreams?
I have not told my office yet that I'm moving. If only they read my blog...I wouldn't have to! ;) I'm going to give them about 5 weeks notice, which I think is plenty. However, I'm not looking forward to being in the office for those 5 weeks...I know the questions and comments and everything that I've already been dealing with outside of work will then begin here too, as soon as I tell them. Not to mention I will be responsible for hiring and training my replacement. That's all I'm going to say about that.
I've been looking at what's available job-wise in the DC area a little bit. There are definitely some job possibilities. I just don't know what I want to do exactly. I'll figure it out though. Something with children? Something with animals? Who knows...luckily, I still have some time to think about it.
This weekend I'm going to pack some more of my stuff, go to a friend's graduation party/brunch on Saturday, go see Season's new place and probably run a few light errands, and watch a movie, maybe.
This Sunday is Mother's Day and not my favorite day. The weeks leading up to Mother's day are depressing for me. They have been that way the for last 2 years. It's like this constant advertisement that I see everywhere that is reminding me more than I want to be reminded. Obviously, this is just me being selfish and sad, but it's just another hard day for me. The last Mothers Day I spent with my mom was a very sentimental one for me. I had just moved back to Houston to start preparing for my move to California. She had just moved back to Houston from London for the summer to start her preparation of packing the house that I grew up in because they were selling it. She spent the summer packing and organizing, while picking out everything she wanted for the building of their new home. My mom always spent mothers day opening her cards and gifts and then we usually took her to see a movie or out to eat or something. She always cried when she opened our gifts and read our cards. I always felt uncomfortable writing my feelings in cards for occassions like this, so I always went with a "funny card." Except that year, I didn't choose my usual "shoebox" card. I chose to write my own card to tell her how I felt about her as a mother and person and all of the things I never told her, all of the mothers days prior. I bought her a new journal and I wrote "my card" in the first few pages of the journal. I was hoping she could start the journal when she went back to London at the end of the summer. And then years later she could give it back to me and it would be something that I would have from my mom...her thoughts and details about her life from her perspective for me to read and to keep forever. She cried, we cried and that will always be the one I remember. Maybe one day, when I become a mother, things will change and it won't be so hard.
Enough of the depressing stuff now.
Man this blog sucks today...sorry that I've rambled about too many different subjects. See, told ya, I'm not sleeping well and my brain is all over the place! Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!
I was driving to work this morning and I was thinking about the things I'm going to miss (and not miss) about California. I've decided to make a list....
THINGS I'M GOING TO MISS:
The California landscaping...the mountains and the pacific coastline
The Weather (for sure!) - I grew up in a humid, and for the most part, always hot part of the country (HOUSTON TEXAS). The "winters" were alright...but it was never consistent. In December-February, it's just a mix of summer days and semi-cool days and then you get your random few days of freezing temperatures. The Summer in Houston (which starts in February and lasts until October) is pretty much unbearable, especially the months of July and August. Of course, you just get used to it...like anything else and it's not so bad then. But if you're not a resident and you are visiting Houston during the summer, it is something else! Most of my memories of summertime involve mosquitos and burning my feet on the pavement or burning my legs on the hot seat of a car. Waking up to go to work or school or whatever, going outside at 7am and it being 90 degrees already. That was the cool part of the day...by 11am, it was in the 100s. So....YES I LOVE the weather here. Almost never humid, cool and breezy, cold at night, warm or cool during the day...I will miss the weather!
PARKINGI will not miss parking in LA. Most streets are too narrow and too crowded. Trying to find a parking spot, when you're just stopping for a cup of coffee or visiting a friend in a neighborhood where it's all zoned for permit parking only is a nightmare in this city. Trying to find a parking spot on the street that you live on is even more annoying. I've become used to knowing that it's a high possibility that I will have to valet park my car when I stop at a small shopping center, because the parking lots are too small. Parking garages and parking validation (still at least a $1 with validation) is expected when going out to eat, to a movie, to the mall, and the record store. I have even have to pay .50 to park at the gym. I'm looking forward to hopefully being able to drive to Target, park, shop and leave and not have to worry about garages and validation and elevators because the store is 2 or 3 levels. I'm also a bit spoiled..I come from Texas where everything is big and the parking lots are bigger!
That's where I left off yesterday. It's now Friday morning now. I woke up at 6:30am this morning and couldn't fall back asleep, so I went for a walk/jog in the neighborhood, went home, took a bath and went to work. Now I'm here. I don't feel like finishing my list now. Guess the moment has passed. I had a weird dream last night about a shrimp that I was peeling/de-veining and it turned into a bird with rainbow colored wings that then transformed into my pet wolf?? So weird. I've had a bad sleep week, too. I just can't relax..my brain is constantly spinning my thoughts. And then when I do actually sleep, I have these weird dreams?
I have not told my office yet that I'm moving. If only they read my blog...I wouldn't have to! ;) I'm going to give them about 5 weeks notice, which I think is plenty. However, I'm not looking forward to being in the office for those 5 weeks...I know the questions and comments and everything that I've already been dealing with outside of work will then begin here too, as soon as I tell them. Not to mention I will be responsible for hiring and training my replacement. That's all I'm going to say about that.
I've been looking at what's available job-wise in the DC area a little bit. There are definitely some job possibilities. I just don't know what I want to do exactly. I'll figure it out though. Something with children? Something with animals? Who knows...luckily, I still have some time to think about it.
This weekend I'm going to pack some more of my stuff, go to a friend's graduation party/brunch on Saturday, go see Season's new place and probably run a few light errands, and watch a movie, maybe.
This Sunday is Mother's Day and not my favorite day. The weeks leading up to Mother's day are depressing for me. They have been that way the for last 2 years. It's like this constant advertisement that I see everywhere that is reminding me more than I want to be reminded. Obviously, this is just me being selfish and sad, but it's just another hard day for me. The last Mothers Day I spent with my mom was a very sentimental one for me. I had just moved back to Houston to start preparing for my move to California. She had just moved back to Houston from London for the summer to start her preparation of packing the house that I grew up in because they were selling it. She spent the summer packing and organizing, while picking out everything she wanted for the building of their new home. My mom always spent mothers day opening her cards and gifts and then we usually took her to see a movie or out to eat or something. She always cried when she opened our gifts and read our cards. I always felt uncomfortable writing my feelings in cards for occassions like this, so I always went with a "funny card." Except that year, I didn't choose my usual "shoebox" card. I chose to write my own card to tell her how I felt about her as a mother and person and all of the things I never told her, all of the mothers days prior. I bought her a new journal and I wrote "my card" in the first few pages of the journal. I was hoping she could start the journal when she went back to London at the end of the summer. And then years later she could give it back to me and it would be something that I would have from my mom...her thoughts and details about her life from her perspective for me to read and to keep forever. She cried, we cried and that will always be the one I remember. Maybe one day, when I become a mother, things will change and it won't be so hard.
Enough of the depressing stuff now.
Man this blog sucks today...sorry that I've rambled about too many different subjects. See, told ya, I'm not sleeping well and my brain is all over the place! Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!
posted by ROBIN at 3:01 PM
2 Comments:
it's been awhile since i've checked out your blog, but glad i logged on today to read. The story about your last Mother's Day with your Mom was very sweet. You are very quiet inside about these things and always seem so strong. We never really talk about it much, but i just wanted you to know i'm thinking about you and also want you to know I'm hear if you want to talk... or not talk. I'm here if you want to do anything or nothing. Even though we have little time left together in LA, I'm here now to hug you and later when you are off to DC. Not with hugs, but I'll always be with you.
Love you Shubes,
Season
I hadn't checked the blog lately.. so I'm a few weeks behind.
I can't remember our last Mother's Day with Mom.. sad huh? that whole summer is a blur to me now. I do remember my birthday that summer.. we opened gifts in the living room, you were taking sick pictures on my camera, Mom took us all to eat at the Mason Jar because I wanted their chicken fried steak, and we spent our last night at Pine Falls... literally. It feels like a million years ago, doesnt it?? I miss Mom :(
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