Saturday, February 2, 2013

Better late than never

  1. There is a booster seat in the back of your car
  2. You can name all the sharks found in the waters around Hawaii because you have played so many games of go-fish with a specialized card pack
  3. You know how to make the perfect grilled cheese
  4. You are constantly cleaning the kitchen
  5. You have seen all the family friendly movies in theaters within a week of their premiere dates
  6. You can name all the characters on Phineas and Ferb
  7. You know that "guess what" does not actually mean you should guess. It means you are to listen because you are not going to guess and you will be subsequently told what
  8. You could give a Vegas dealer a run for their money in shuffling and dealing cards because of how many card games you have played
  9. You find yourself checking passengers' seat belts and telling people to "buckle up" when they are in your car
  10. It is "normal" to hum the Narnia theme song during every day activities to make them more epic
  11. You have minor panic attacks when you are in public and a kid is not in sight
  12. You know way too many parenting debates from eavesdropping at the pool
  13. You recognize all the moms at the pool and know which kids they go with (you might even know some names)

Beautiful things about charlottesville

1. The view of the lawn. It is so beautiful in every season. It is different and it's a great way to notice the change of seasons.
2. The plethora of greenery and trees
3. The gardens
4. The East Asian studies room
5. The abundance of restaurants
6. Seeing people who actually live in Charlottesville during runs in neighborhoods. I often forget that people live in Charlottesville. I am surrounded by college students day in and day out and I forget that others share this beautiful city with us.
7. Cookout peanut butter fudge oreo milkshakes
8. Everything bodo's bagels
9. House Dressing
10. The Janitor that helped me in the Physics building when I got a nosebleed. She's an angel.
11. The leaves on the trees in the fall
12. Trick or treat on the lawn
13. The sunset on the lawn
14. The lawn
15. The weathered bricks walls all along the downtown mall
16. The uneven walkways
17. The amazing sunsets
18. The smell outside when there is warm weather
19. The Christmas lights on fraternity houses
20. Eppie's Santa Monica salads
21. Twilight
22. The fields on fields
23. The silhouettes of the mountains in the distance
24. Running buddies
25. The sunrise sky visible on the way to downtown
26. The Rivanna trail
27. Carter's Mountain
28. Sunsets on Barrack's Road
29. Sunsets on the top of Culbreth Garage
30. The heat wave in Mem Gym
31. Seeing people cozy in their apartments with lit windows