FB

FB:

I had a friend text me the other day:
"Hey, I have a fb q"

I think it's safe to say that it's socially accepted that fb stands for FACEBOOK. So I texted her back saying:
"Oh, I didn't know you got a facebook account now, are you going to add me as a friend?"

At which point she laughed at me and said:
"Haha, I mean foreign body silly!"

Yeah, that's definitely not what I was thinking....haha.

Christmas Cards:

I'm not a big greeting card person, never has been, but as I've "matured," I've begun to appreciate greeting cards more and more. They are no longer just fancy card stock paper with a clever greeting and a cute cartoon printed on them anymore, they embody so much more than that. I never really understood that, until I gradually received more and more thoughtful greeting cards throughout the years.

There are some cards I like because they are from someone really meaningful to me. There are some I like because the card is really pretty or the greeting is really funny. There are some I like because it's been personalized, whether it be extra drawings or a really heart-warming message drawn/written by the sender.  And then there are some cards that have ALL of the above. And those, I definitely keep with me and very dear to my heart. I cherish inanimate objects that remind me of friends or fond memories. Sometimes I feel like that's all I have left of that moment in time.  I go through and look at all my cards all again sometimes just to take a walk down memory lane. I don't know what other people do with their cards, but if it's like one of my best friends, you probably throw them away after you read them.

Anyhow, this year I am going to try to mail Christmas Cards to people. Aside from helping my mom mail cards to her friends, I've never done it before. I've passed out meaningless generic Christmas cards to my friends before, but never tried to write personal greetings and actually mail them out.

Most of the people on my "to mail" list are not my age. They are people way older than me. I guess I'm assuming they will appreciate the cards more than the friends my age will?

Hopefully, my card will be special enough for people to keep and cherish them for a long time. (I'm not saying forever, because that is being too hopeful)

T - 3 DAYS:

I'm counting down the days! Gonna be in THE CITY soon! I'm actually getting less excited about it because everyone is telling me it is going to rain and it's going to be so cold. I don't have any rain boots with me and none of my shoes that I have right now are going to suffice, so this trip is probably going to suck (for my shoes/socks/feet).

But nonetheless, I'm still excited to see some friends!

It's too bad I won't get to see everyone I want to see :(

Looking nice: 

I met this guy that we originally had intentions of dating but then we decided to be friends. We have a really interesting dynamic together. I feel like we are flirty but supportive of each other. We almost just replaced each other's significant other but we don't really do all that lovey-dovey stuff.

I'm suppose to meet up with him tonight for dinner. I put my hair in "rollers" last night to curl them and I really have no idea how it would turn out, so I was almost hesitant to meet up with him tonight because I didn't want my hair to turn out to be a disaster and I had to see him. When I told him that, he replied with: "Don't worry, you always look nice. And you don't have to look nice for me, you aren't trying to impress me."

But I do want to look nice. Even if I'm not trying to impress him.

Wait! Who is this girl that I'm morphing into? I would have NEVER thought these things before! I was always the super scrungy, very casual, almost hobo looking girl and all of a sudden, I want to look NICE everyday, even if it's someone I don't want to impress?? What has gotten into me?? Am I finally growing up??

My mom would be so proud by the way. She's always complaining about how I don't act more like a girl. I've always been such a tom boy. I never cared about dresses or make up growing up. But recently, I've been more interested in make up, doing my hair, wearing nicer clothes and looking nice, even if there is no one to impress.

I didn't really realize this was happening because it was so gradual. First, it was wearing some eye make up. Then it was caring more about my hair. Buying more hair care products. Then I started to accessorize more. In a few days, I'm going to SF, and now I'm even thinking about travelling with my flat iron so I can do my hair.

Wow, this is crazy! I used to be the girl that made fun of other girls for travelling with flat irons and hair care products....and now I AM THAT GIRL! This is nuts!