- The lack of a sense of community
- The fast pace all the time
- The tourists
- Missing my Yellow Line Metro by 12 seconds
- The lack of internet in my apartment or if there is internet the ridiculously slow speed of it
- Getting home so late at night that you feel there is no time left to do anything
- Paying $1.75 for each load of laundry to wash and then paying the same amount to dry it
- Paying way too much for groceries, transportation really everything
- Not sleeping well because of the noise,light or just not sleeping well
- Crazy people who try to run you over in the crosswalks, happens everywhere if you jaywalk but it happens when you are not jaywalking in DC
Thursday, May 7, 2009
10 things I will NOT miss
I will not miss somethings about DC. These are the top 10 things I will not miss.
10 things I miss about DC
Okay so I promised myself that I would make a list of the things I would miss about DC and another list of things I will not miss. This is the list of things I will miss.
- Roommates
- My view from the 11th Floor
- Public Transportation (I know that sounds weird but I loved getting places and not having to worry about driving there)
- The independence
- The office, work and the people there
- The ward
- Rain
- Never having a boring Saturday with so much to do mostly MY MALL
- The History that is everywhere
- My walk home, I really really really loved walking home. I got to walk between the Supreme Court bulding, the Library of Congress and the Capitol Building(favorite ever) everyday.
Update on life
So I have been home for a while now and I am just barely realizing that a lot of the things that I was hoping wouldn't happen have started to happen and the things that I was hoping would happen are not happening.
So I set a goal to get up early still every morning and that has so far fallen through quite bad, ten doesn't qualify as early. I am slacking in my nutrition, I am not eating good foods or at good times. I am slacking on scripture study, I know a horrible thing to admit but I am going to be honest about to you the world of blogdom. I am not spending as much time away from home being social like I wish I was. Honestly I realized that last night when my parents noticed that I am doing the same things I was before I left. Dang I was caught.
I am a total dreamer and things that I was hoping to happen aren't. Maybe because I am still living in a bit of fantasy DC land. I was hoping to have an exceptionally padded resume and I have to even find a job that I can fill in July. So I am worrying about a lot of ridiculous things that I shouldn't really be worrying about.
Things that are working out for me though are ones that are more long term. I am signed up for classes and I am mostly excited I would be more excited if I didn't have a math class in my schedule. I am taking a bunch of history and poli-sci classes and that just thrills me. Life is such a great when things work out.
So I set a goal to get up early still every morning and that has so far fallen through quite bad, ten doesn't qualify as early. I am slacking in my nutrition, I am not eating good foods or at good times. I am slacking on scripture study, I know a horrible thing to admit but I am going to be honest about to you the world of blogdom. I am not spending as much time away from home being social like I wish I was. Honestly I realized that last night when my parents noticed that I am doing the same things I was before I left. Dang I was caught.
I am a total dreamer and things that I was hoping to happen aren't. Maybe because I am still living in a bit of fantasy DC land. I was hoping to have an exceptionally padded resume and I have to even find a job that I can fill in July. So I am worrying about a lot of ridiculous things that I shouldn't really be worrying about.
Things that are working out for me though are ones that are more long term. I am signed up for classes and I am mostly excited I would be more excited if I didn't have a math class in my schedule. I am taking a bunch of history and poli-sci classes and that just thrills me. Life is such a great when things work out.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
April 23, 2009
Thursday April 23rd 2009
First Day Back in Utah
So I had some interesting things going on today. I am not sure how I was to take it but I just took it as it came at me. I hung out with Christy and Rose. Then I went to Sports Night and Brent was there and Lexee and others whom I love in that ward so much. I am so excited to do everything that I get to do with them. That was my Thursday.
First Day Back in Utah
So I had some interesting things going on today. I am not sure how I was to take it but I just took it as it came at me. I hung out with Christy and Rose. Then I went to Sports Night and Brent was there and Lexee and others whom I love in that ward so much. I am so excited to do everything that I get to do with them. That was my Thursday.
April 22, 2009
Wednesday April 22nd 2009
I am such a sap
So this was the day that I needed to leave DC and this time I am not planning on coming back anytime soon. I was so sad. I took my final walk down the mall this morning after finishing all of my goodbyes at Crystal Plaza. Then after my walk I came home, my apartment, and finished packing up to go home, actual home-in Utah. Life there was great but like everything it must come to an end sometime and this was the end of a chapter of my book of life. I flew home and cried for the first hour or so, I had to be careful not to look too far behind me because a member of my ward out there was on the plane and she was behind me and I could not let her see me crying over this. I think I get myself in trouble because I love so deeply and sincerely that I do not know how else to respond to any of it other than to show that I am going to miss it. I am such a dorky sap. Then my family picks me up and asks me about things in my life out there and I start crying again. My goodness I am such a sap. Then I came home and tried to sleep but failed at that because it was in Katie's bed which is too warm and too soft.
I am such a sap
So this was the day that I needed to leave DC and this time I am not planning on coming back anytime soon. I was so sad. I took my final walk down the mall this morning after finishing all of my goodbyes at Crystal Plaza. Then after my walk I came home, my apartment, and finished packing up to go home, actual home-in Utah. Life there was great but like everything it must come to an end sometime and this was the end of a chapter of my book of life. I flew home and cried for the first hour or so, I had to be careful not to look too far behind me because a member of my ward out there was on the plane and she was behind me and I could not let her see me crying over this. I think I get myself in trouble because I love so deeply and sincerely that I do not know how else to respond to any of it other than to show that I am going to miss it. I am such a dorky sap. Then my family picks me up and asks me about things in my life out there and I start crying again. My goodness I am such a sap. Then I came home and tried to sleep but failed at that because it was in Katie's bed which is too warm and too soft.
April 21, 2009
Tuesday April 21th 2009
Final Tuesday, and Final Night in DC
So I spent the day being a tourist and I was quite tired from it all. I needed to go see my favorite things once more before I go home. So I thought I had seen everything and I go out to the mall and I want to just stop time so that I can see more things. Well we saw where that got me, nowhere. So I went to the coolest things in DC. I also lived the total DC life. Today I was living on change for my smartrip card and I ran out of money and I had forgotten my wallet so I got stranded in DC for a moment but I figured out how to get home. I begged for money from people on the streets. So I was a street beggar I only needed 40 cents to get home. The lesson of the story is ask and you shall recieve, actually not the actual lesson but it does prove my general thoughts that people are generally good and are more than willing to help a total stranger. So that was early in the morning then I went home, changed, and then I went back into the district to be a tourist. That is my story for the day, people are good and that is about it.
Final Tuesday, and Final Night in DC
So I spent the day being a tourist and I was quite tired from it all. I needed to go see my favorite things once more before I go home. So I thought I had seen everything and I go out to the mall and I want to just stop time so that I can see more things. Well we saw where that got me, nowhere. So I went to the coolest things in DC. I also lived the total DC life. Today I was living on change for my smartrip card and I ran out of money and I had forgotten my wallet so I got stranded in DC for a moment but I figured out how to get home. I begged for money from people on the streets. So I was a street beggar I only needed 40 cents to get home. The lesson of the story is ask and you shall recieve, actually not the actual lesson but it does prove my general thoughts that people are generally good and are more than willing to help a total stranger. So that was early in the morning then I went home, changed, and then I went back into the district to be a tourist. That is my story for the day, people are good and that is about it.
Monday, April 20, 2009
April 20, 2009
Monday April 20th 2009
Let the Countdown Begin
Final Monday 3 days left :(
I cannot believe that tonight was my final FHE with group 4. I love the interns in CP along with Alba and Tali so much. I cannot even descibe to you what dlose friendships I have developed while here. My roommates are the obvious friendships that have been made. But then add in the girls that I went to New York with and then just those we hang out with all the time. I am going miss these interns and other so much. Fortunately there is this little networking tool called Facebook which makes it so much easier to be in touch with those who have become your friends and wanting to stay in touch with them. So this evening after playing phone tag I went to the tradtional Monday Night tradition of Half Price just to go out like I came in with FHE. I am still in a state of disbelief a little bit about going home. I hate this bittersweet emotion that is not easily described. But I know that I am going home at the right time but man how that is difficult to convince myself when it is hard to say goodbye. Dang I have to do that tomorrow night.
Let the Countdown Begin
Final Monday 3 days left :(
I cannot believe that tonight was my final FHE with group 4. I love the interns in CP along with Alba and Tali so much. I cannot even descibe to you what dlose friendships I have developed while here. My roommates are the obvious friendships that have been made. But then add in the girls that I went to New York with and then just those we hang out with all the time. I am going miss these interns and other so much. Fortunately there is this little networking tool called Facebook which makes it so much easier to be in touch with those who have become your friends and wanting to stay in touch with them. So this evening after playing phone tag I went to the tradtional Monday Night tradition of Half Price just to go out like I came in with FHE. I am still in a state of disbelief a little bit about going home. I hate this bittersweet emotion that is not easily described. But I know that I am going home at the right time but man how that is difficult to convince myself when it is hard to say goodbye. Dang I have to do that tomorrow night.
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