BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...

• i miss boston. i know i have said it before but i guess i will just keep saying it until i don't need to say it anymore. it's funny but i miss the weirdest things: taking the bus/train every day. the way davis square sounds on a busy afternoon. i miss harvard square and cvs and night drives going east on mem drive. i miss the faces i saw at church every sunday and the people at wheelock that made me feel like i was part of a family. i miss the way the zakin bridge looks at night and nahant beach on saturday. i miss all of the mom and pop pizza shops and delis and dunkin donuts on every corner. i miss night swimming with my best friends in walden pond and kimball farm ice cream.
  
• my sister's dog grizz almost died last night. he had accidentally found one of my brother-in-law's heart medication pills on the floor and by the time we found him we pretty much thought we had lost him. the doctor at the emergency vet said that a normal blood pressure for a dog is anywhere between 90 and 150. grizz was at 26 when he first came in. luckily we were able to save him and he's home now. but i am still somewhat reeling from all of the adrenaline and fear.
• utah is truly the land of fast food restaurants and 24 hour super walmarts. it's no wonder why so many people suffer from obesity in this nation. it's WAY TOO convenient to find yummy, fatty foods at the drop of a hat!
• did i mention that i got a new old car? i call him the hasselhoff. i love him. he's so ugly and doesn't have a working radio. but it sure is nice to be able to drive again. i've already marked him with red sox paraphernalia and boy does he look sexy now!
• i got asked out 2 days after being here and it gives me hope that my dating life won't really suffer because i'm in "zion."
• what an interesting time to be living, no? the presidential campaigning makes me want to give all politicians a time-out for not being able to say nice things to each other and for lying to the american public. the corporate bail-out has me wondering what life is going to look like next year as i'm trying to move myself to CA and get a job and it really has me worried when a magazine such as TIME (in THIS issue) does an article asking "famous" politicians and public figures about how to change the economy crisis and they include MILEY CYRUS! are you kidding me? why are you asking a 15 year-old pop star what she thinks when the biggest problem in her pampered little world is what color extensions will match her new prada bag??!!
• i love my family. everyone has been way supportive of me in this move and the up-coming few months. i'm so grateful for each of them. and it's been super awesome reclaiming my spot at the most FAVORITE aunt! yeah that's right- i AM all that!