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I don’t think I could have had a better way to ring in the new year… It was great being with my best friends again.

This is why:

The land.

The view from one of my old apt windows.

The Chapman School Swifts.

Astoria, Oregon.

Summer nights.

Trips to various places along the coast.

The zoo.

The green color.

Beer.

… Part two next.

Merry Christmas!

here I come.

As some (well most) of you might (already) know I am moving back to the state of CT. I am actually pretty sad that I’m moving so soon but at the same time happy that I get to spend this Christmas with my family. My stepdad is flying into Portland on Tuesday evening and we are driving back home early Wednesday morning. It’s pretty bittersweet. I still look forward to my future… only this time it will be on the East Coast.

Tomorrow is my birthday but today I received a box in the mail from my sister and brother. I sent a text to my mom to let her know I got it. She told me to wait to open it till tomorrow but I couldn’t resist so we all went on web cam so they could watch me open the gift.

Once the box was opened I found a couple cards and two smaller items wrapped up in what was like a little bag made of tissue paper and tied with ribbon.

I read the cards… and moved onto the bags…

The first one wrapped in pink and purple flower tissue paper was from Goldie. Inside it I found two pandora beads. One was a little girl and the other was a heart spacer. Along with the beads I found a little note from her saying,”Sissy, this is your “Love Little Sister” bead so you know I’m always with you! Happy birthday! I love you!

Then I opened the blue tissue paper from my brother. I found a little boy pandora bead and the same heart spacer. His note said, “Happy birthday! I got you the “Love Little brother” beads so I’ll always be near to you. I love you sis!

Then my mom, Goldie, and Ryder started singing me happy birthday on the cam and It really hit me that I was a wreck with out seeing them every day.

My eyes started tearing up. My heart aches from being away from them. It’s so sad to think my little sister and brother live across the entire United States. I am missing them grow up.

Even though I absolutely loved my gifts from them I would have given anything to get a really nice birthday hug and to have them help me blow out the 23 + 1 for good luck candles on my cake.

I’m realizing that Christmas is going to be way hard to be away from them.

but there is nothing to update about.

Of Party in the U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus because it’s pretty easy to change her lyrics and I was bored.

I hopped out my car at SW 16th

With a dream and my dog

Welcome to the land of hipster excess,

Am I gonna fit in?

Jumped on the max,

Here I am for the first time,

Look to the right and I see the Made In Oregon sign

This is all so crazy

Everybody seems so hippish.

My tummys turning and I’m feelin kinda home sick

Too much pressure and I’m nervous,

That’s when the max man turned on the raido

And an elliott smith song was on

And an elliott smith song was on

And an elliott smith song was on

CHORUS:

So I put my hands up

They’re playin my song,

And the butterflys fly away

Noddin’ my head like yeah,

Moving my hips like yeah,

And i put my hands up,

They’re playing my song

I know I’m gonna be okay

Yeah, it’s a party in the PDX

Yeah, it’s a party in the PDX

Get to the club via the max

Everybody’s lookin at me now

Like “who’s that chick that’s rockin’ flares?

She gotta be from out of town”

So hard with my girls not around me

It’s definitely not a new haven, CT party

Cause’ all I see is slick hair

I guess I never got the memo

My tummy’s turnin and I’m feelin kinda home sick

Too much pressure and I’m nervous

That’s when the D.J. dropped my favorite tune

And an m.ward song was on

And an m.ward song was on

And n m. ward song was on

CHORUS:

So I put my hands up

They’re playin my song,

And the butterflys fly away

Noddin’ my head like yeah,

Moving my hips like yeah,

And I put my hands up,

They’re playing my song

I know I’m gonna be ok

Yeah, it’s a party in the PDX

Yeah, it’s a party in the PDX

Feel like hoppin’ on a flight

Back to my hometown tonight

Something stops me every time

The DJ plays my song and I feel alright.