30 truths: day 09

Where do I start?

Before the age of 15, I had lived in 9 homes.  

We moved. A lot.  

Well, to be honest some of them I don't even remember, but I'll never forget that nervous anticipation of having to start all over in a new place.

Now at the age of 34, I've moved more times than I care to count.   

In chronological order:  Vermont, Indiana, Kentucky, Singapore, New York, Belgium, Alabama, South Carolina, Houston, Ft. Worth, Dallas, San Francisco, Dallas, San Francisco (sound repetitive yet), Washington DC, Houston, Dallas.

I was the new kid who dreaded the first day of lunch in the cafeteria during elementary school, middle school and high school.

Each time I moved, I lost track of people.

I blame the fact that the internet, email and Facebook hadn't been invented yet.

Damn Al Gore.  Wish he'd thought of inventing the world wide web years prior.

Here's a tip of the iceberg of folks I lost touch with over the years and would be thrilled if I could stalk Facebook and find them after all these years.

YUKO K.

[From Japan and moved to Belgium when I lived there.  She didn't speak a lick of English.  I'd like to pretend I taught her her first English words.  We became fast friends and for whatever reason, there were no language barriers to our friendship.]

MRS. JABOUR

[Favorite teacher of all time - way better than that witchy calc teacher from my senior year in high school.  Taught the 5th grade.  I was her pet.  We bonded and kept in touch when I moved away.  We used to write letters - like the old fashioned kind with a piece of paper and a pen.]

COLLEGE BOYFRIEND

[I just want to forgive him for all the haunting things we experienced together.  Not exactly a relationship built on solid bedrock, but one I learned a lot from.  Started off being such a warm, caring and funny guy.  Funny how time together slowly unvieled things you only think happen to others.]

I'm AmericanBridget and while I spent way too much time on Facebook, it's great to stalk people I don't care to speak with.

Hey, It's OK Tuesday

Got this rad idea from The Writing Whisperer over here.   Her blog is satirical, heartfelt and hilarious all wrapped up into daily nuggets of goodness.

Glamour magazine has a section called Hey, It’s Okay and will list a bunch of things to be okay about. You're welcome to join in and do something like this on your diary. Doesn't have to be on a Tuesday either.

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...to not take down any of my Christmas ornaments until mid-January.

...to be one year over due registering my car in the state of Texas.

...to enjoy 3 cups of mocha before noon.


...continue to relish in pride regarding TCU's Rose Bowl win over Wisconsin - 3 days later.


...continue to drive the car on fumes in efforts to avoid pumping gas.  Gawd, I hate getting gas.


...to vomit over the fact that the Kardashians keep getting spin off reality shows.  Enough is enough.


...to worry about the adoption of a new beagle who comes into my home on Friday.  


...to wonder if American Airlines will ever figure it out and eventually morph into a decent airline.


...Like the Whispering Writer...to not care that Oprah now has her own (OWN) network.


I'm AmericanBridget and I promise one day this month I will go to the DMV and get updated an updated registration and license before I get pulled over by a man in blue.