The Max

Ok, one of the great things about going home is getting to go through all my stuff. when i essentially moved into my own permanent place in nc, my parents made my room a guest room. so they put all my shit away in drawers and closets. and when i go home, i pull it all out and go through it. so i brought my high school yearbook back home to nc with me. it is amazing for all of the awesome quotes that people made. my favorite part is the "Favorites of the Class of '02." Favorite Hangout: The Max. HOW AMAZING IS THAT!!! i forgot that was in there. i mean, my graduating class loved saved by the bell. i do have a ton in common with jessie spano, except she is wayyyy taller. but seriously, i was so jessie spano when she took caffeine pills in high school, i freaked out about academics all the time...HAHA. i miss The Max (aka Gino's), which is where we hung out for lunch and late nite. ive been so nostalgic about ny lately, and i blame this on facebook. now that i can see all my friends' every move, all i want to do is go hang out with them. guhhhh. i would like to note: i do love carrboro, haha. carrboro, it's not personal.


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here's the thing, the first 18 years of my life, i never had to feel restless, because i always had a huge city to run to when i was feeling bored or unstimulated. as soon as i got to college, i could never get settled. i picked northwestern for academic reasons, not because i liked it the best. i made great friends there, i loved chicago, but i had to get out of there. then i wound up at home, but i had to get out of there. then i ended up coming to nc, after transferring to another local college. i love nc, but now i feel like i need to get out here! what the hell is wrong with me!? i have an awesome life here. i own a house, i have great friends, i have a wonderful (though sorta thankless) job which i love, i have hobbies like improv and ninjutsu that i can really excel at in this area, and here i am wanting to say peace out. i have no reason to leave here. at all. but then i have this erratic behavior and drive to ny for the weekend just to get away. wtf. i have been writing a lot about moving to rome, because really, i feel like i have no reason to stay in nc --- but thats bs - i have plenty of reasons! maybe the answer is that i start making lots of money so that i can travel whenever i feel like it and take long vacations and see places and meet new people and never feel like i am grounded when actually i really am. ok? make it happen.

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Exciting news! i am stoked about a new improv team i will be on! it is so awesome, a bunch of people i really enjoy improvising with are on the team. in fact, these are people who i have had the most fun with in the entire time i've been improvising. it is so wonderful and i am really thankful that i have made such awesome friends who will now be on my team :) i have worked extremely hard in the past couple years to find a good niche with good people, and now i feel like i have finally found it!

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also, i know i should buy healthy cereal. but c'mon!!!! i loooove cinnamon toast crunch, corn pops, cocoa puffs, fruit loops, and oh's. i love them too much, ok? i won't give them up for some dumb Smart Start or Kashi. just like i won't give up my chipotle addiction. (i will note though that i have cut back on my chipotle intake due to a change in my eating times). jerri noticed today that i lost weight and phylinda told me im pretty, so i feel validated enough to continue to ingest nutritionally shitty cereal. screw you, kashi!

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Notes:
1. I am STOKED for sunset grill with my mom and dad (aka lyndsi and wesley) and then Grey's on Thursday!
2. I am STOKED for Lori Jo and Nathan's wedding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's so HARD to believe that the wedding is actually this saturday. I feel like we have been talking about it forever and now it's a reality!
3. I love my kiddos more and more everyday. and i am STOKED about that.