Zachary

The band

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Cooking stuff (temporarily inactive...)

 
Still staying with Grandma. Still staying at my parent's house. Kind of a trip. I spent all my teenage years here and thensome. Sitting in my old room (which is now an office) I recall so many memories. Last night J.T. and I took a walk around the block. I've done that so many times before (jogged it even). I wondered how many of my peers families still reside in the neighborhood? I went to the store yesterday and wondered what the odds were that I'd run into someone I knew. High I guess, but I didn't stop to talk to her. You know how that goes.

So now I'm listening to ABBA and having a hard time staying in my seat - how can people *not* dance to this? We recently saw the musical Mamma Mia (awesome!) and again it's nostalgic. My mom listened to this music all the time when I was growing up. In my bedroom, I used to have this part of the wall reserved for posting stuff throughout the school year. At the end of the year it was full of awards, ticket stubs, pictures and other memorabilia from the year. Then I'd take them all down, patch the holes and do it again for the next year. Now it's all stuffed in a scrap book. I did so many sports and music, the wall was always *full*. :) I did so much growing up here. From 14 to 24 years old. My cat is still here. Fred. I got her for my 18th birthday. Now she's going on 11 - an old lady. She used to be a beautiful, long haired cat, but now she can't clean her fur as easily. I spent a few minutes yesterday cutting the knots out of her hair. I cut Grandma's hair too. It was a beauty day for everyone! I really have no business cutting hair, but Grandma is totally biased and likes how I cut it. It's fun really, and as long as I cut it reasonably short, it's hard to screw up.

I lived in this little town for so many years - over 20. I don't live here anymore, but I live nearby. This "town", which is really a thriving city, is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. I tell people how long I lived here and they usually reply "wow, I bet you've seen some changes". That's for sure. I remember empty fields, and only 4 schools, and 1 grocery store. Now an empty field is rare and there are too many schools and grocery stores to count. At least my parent's neighborhood is timeless. It never changes. Many people have transplanted here from the bay area. Which is okay. Just makes it different to have this flux of new people. It's a nice place to live and you can't keep people out. :)

I used to love this bedroom. It's huge. Two bedrooms with a wall knocked down between so it's twice as big. I had a couch in here and everything. I loved to redecorate and move my furniture around. I used to like to clean my room too, I guess because it was "my domain". I wish I was as motivated about cleaning the house I live in now...

I even drive the same car that I got when I was 16. It's easy to get nostalgic here. :)
posted by hbt at 11:35 AM