(Borrowed from Facebook . . . my blog looked neglected)
1. I’m named after a character in a book my mom read (Calico Palace). My mom was also named after a fictional character (Richardson’s Pamela). I continued the tradition by naming my cat Parker after the tiger in The Life of Pi.
2. I lived in Henderson, Texas, for the first 18 years of my life. Since then, I’ve lived in 3 other states (Mississippi, Florida, and Massachusetts) and 6 cities (Jackson, Austin, Orlando, Nacogdoches, Boston, and Natick).
3. Long underwear is a now a permanent part of my winter wardrobe.
4. My first memory was telling my mom that I wanted a little sister like a girl in my class at preschool. I got Paul instead (and wouldn’t trade him for a million sisters).
5. I am a huge Michelle Kwan fan and am excited that she has hinted at a return to the ice.
6. I love to watch Dancing with the Stars.
7. My favorite book as a child was Anne of Green Gables (I still love it).
8. I don’t like peanut butter.
9. I would really like to visit Australia.
10. I’m a proud Texas Longhorn, but I appreciate the Aggie band more (military-style marching is so difficult to do well).
11. I was a majorette my senior year of high school.
12. My favorite vacations growing up were our trips to the national parks.
13. I have almost mastered the art of shoveling my car out of the snow.
14. I have Cheerios every morning for breakfast.
15. I love Mexican food (what Texas girl doesn’t?). I just wish good Mexican food was easier to find up here in Massachusetts.
16. My brother and I both broke our arms within a week of each other when we were little. I broke my left, and he broke his right. (Just in case you were wondering, these were two distinct incidents. Mine happened at home, and my brother’s happened at school.)
17. I like a lot of my mom’s music (Simon and Garfunkel, Elvis, Carole King, John Denver).
18. I have a fear of knives and apples.
19. I’ve been told I look like both my mom and my dad.
20. I really like ducks.
21. Burt and Ernie were my favorite characters on Sesame Street when I was younger. We still have Christmas tree ornaments that hang on our tree each year.
22. I’ve actually been to Wasilla, Alaska.
23. My cat Sammy is a great mouse killer (he begged me to put this one in).
24. I love that my brother and I have inside jokes (“Section C!”).
25. I’m so ready for summer already, but since I live in Massachusetts, I’ll probably have to wait until June.
Massachusetts Citizen
As of 4:45 this afternoon, I became an official citizen of the state of Massachusetts. I now have a (temporary) driver's license and am registered to vote here. As someone who has been a proud Texas citizen for almost 27 years, this is kind of a sad day. Massachusetts does have some great qualities, of course, but no one ever wrote a song called "God Blessed Massachusetts." At least I'm still a proud Texas Longhorn.
Excuse me as I wallow.
Excuse me as I wallow.
Whoops!
So, I'm not so good at this whole blogging thing. It's been over a month since I last posted! Of course, a lot has happened during that time, which is probably why I haven't found time to blog. First of all, I got the job at the museum — yea! Then I went back to Texas for a week to pack up all of my things and enjoy being home for the last time in awhile. The last big news is that I got an apartment in Natick, MA, which is about 20 miles west of Boston. I'm excited about living in a smaller town and having my car again (but not about paying for gas!).
Well, that was a quick recap. I'll try to do better in the future. :)
Well, that was a quick recap. I'll try to do better in the future. :)
Save the Earth!
Sammy encourages everyone to use reusable shopping bags. You can fit a lot in them — even cats!
Pop goes graduation!
Wow! The last week or so has been crazy! I feel like I've been doing so much and haven't been able to stop, take a deep breath, and relax. Now that I have a long weekend ahead of me, I've been able to think about all that has happened/is happening. These are the highlights of the last week and a half.
- My mom arrived in Boston on Wed., May 14. Since I had to work both Thursday and Friday, we did things during the evening. Of course, I was usually pretty tired by around 8 both nights since I had been up since 6. We were able to eat at Stephanie's on Newbury and look around the Public Gardens on Thursday and eat at Brown Sugar on Friday. On Saturday, we went to Brimfield to shop for little "treasures" (it's an antique show held three times a year) and then came back to the Natick mall to shop for clothes.
- My brother and Dad arrived Saturday afternoon, and we met up with them on Sunday. We decided to go to the top of the Prudential Building to see the city (Paul and I did a silly photo booth thing up there). After that we went to the North End to eat. We also stopped at Mike's Pastries (yum!).
- Monday was graduation (and the whole reason for the family visit). The ceremony wasn't until 3 p.m., and I had to be there at 1:30. We came up early to eat around the school and then I went to line up. It was so good to see everybody again and walk with people I knew during graduation (I didn't really know anyone well during undergraduate — that's what happens when you transfer). I'm now officially a Master!
- On Tuesday I returned to work, and that night we went to see the Pops and John Williams directing. It was definitely cool to be in the presence of a man who has written so much music everyone knows. My favorite part was the Harry Potter suite.
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