Back Down Memory Lane...

Nostalgia.

I love saying that word. Even more, I love its meaning:

Merriam Webster def. 1. : the state of being homesick : homesickness

or

2. : a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition; also : something that evokes nostalgia

I don't know about homesickness, but I can relate to the wistful feeling and sentimental yearning. Last night, I turned on OnDemand and saw that the cartoon "Bobby's World' was a category. When I clicked to open an episode and listened to theme song, I instantly knew the tune of the song, AND remember each character’s name. While it may seem like nothing, you have to keep in mind that I haven't watched the show in almost 17 years.





My mom always said as a little girl, she would say, “Chrissy, I’m looking for blank. Have you seen it?” And after thinking for a moment, I would go, find it, and locate it back to her. In Bridge, I had my first lengthy paper in English 125, where we had to write about some of our fondest memories. Needless to say, it was the first A+ I received in college. I even had my teacher pull me aside, and with teary eyes, tell me what a wonderful paper it was, and she wanted to keep it for her records. I just looked at her and thought, “Geez, get a tissue lady. Your makeup is running.”

In any case, I may not have keenest eyesight (my friends can attest to that), the sharpest sense of smell (allergies has me congested about 364 days out the year), or the best immune system (WON’T GO THERE) but I pride myself on my memory. What’s your oldest memory?

Look At All These Rumors.....

I don't like when people pretend to be something they're not. Especially those who constantly judge others and their actions, unaware that the skeletons in their closet have already been exposed. A word to the wise.....actually, a word to the ignorant....be conscious of what you say about others. You never know what another person knows about your past and/or present.

*in Forrest Gump voice* That's awl I have t' say about that.

Should Old Acquaintance be Forgot.....

2011 IS HERE!!!!

And I have absolutely no resolutions.

I don't want to say that I don't believe in resolutions. If a new year is what people need to set new goals, then to each their own. I will say however that the main reason I don't have any is because I've been making improvements year round. I still have things to work on as change doesn't happen overnight, but if I graded myself on change, I'd get a solid B.

All resolutions aside, I can honestly say that I am grateful for seeing another year. Last year, I had a friend shot and killed on my birthday. On a date, I received a phone call from my father telling me a close uncle suffered a heart attack and didn't survive. Several days before Christmas, my (ex) brother-in-law lost his father to cancer. Let's not forget the other celebrities and prominent figures who weren't able to toast to a "new year, new beginnings."

I don't want to sound pessimistic, but I don't THINK (emphasis on think) 2011 will be my year. I'm actually already looking forward to 2012 (Turning 25, Masters degree, career....) Neverhteless, I am very much open to the possibilities of 2011. What will it be? Better health and happiness for my family? Money? Love?

As long as it's not marriage or a baby carriage, I'm stri-zaight.