Things I am Looking Forward To (updated)

I never ever thought I’d miss Cape Cod. When I left I was almost callous about it, I hated it so much. I didn’t bother to see any of my friends when I left, I didn’t go to any of my favorite places, I didn’t take the time to appreciate it for even a few seconds before we blew out of town, raising our middle fingers at the bridge as it disappeared in the rear view mirror.
My Mom told me once that she had lived in New England her whole life, and she had hated it. She hated the people, the weather, her job, and her crazy family. Then our family moved to Oregon for two years, and although it was a great place to live (I’d still like to live there one day) She was homesick the entire time and when we moved back to New England she returned with a newfound respect for it.
I don’t know yet whether this will happen to me, but I am looking forward to a few things, and to compliment my excitement over the impending move, I’d like to list them here:

-The Five Minute Hallway. A bizarre formation in the woods, like a tube made of tress that goes through the woods, straight as an arrow. Its me and Aimee’s special place and I miss it terribly. Its the first place I’m going when we get back.

-DJ’s. Best Wings on the planet I swear to god. Its our place.

Dinner with my parents. Since I’ve gotten married I’ve grown up enough to appreciate my parents and spending time with them.

Sounds of Summer. You know, crickets and june bugs, things like that. There are a few ponds near my old house and we get peepers too. I havent heard anything like that since we moved here. maybe because its too populated or too hot, i dont know.

The Farm. My old abandoned farm. Its not really MINE anymore, since the local asshead kids have been systematically destroying it over the last couple years.

Snake Pond. Yep, I dont care about the rumors that there is a glacier made of diapers floating at the bottom of it. Its got a snack bar.

Hyannis – Its nice that we’ll be living there, thus saving me the gas, but one of my favorite things to do, which i did every weekend, was put a good cd in the car and drive into hyannis. I’d always stop at the mobil station on the way and get an energy drink. Id take the backroads and sing along to whatever cd i’d chosen the whole way, then drive around looking for good music or movies or whatever. *sigh*

Sarku Japan. I used to drive all the way to hyannis just for the chicken teriyaki. love it.

Working. I miss making a reasonable amount of money. It was so great to have money in my pocket all the time, so if i say, broke the button off my pants, i’d jsut go buy another damn pair of pants. problem solved. I ate food because it tasted good, not because i could afford it. We could do things on the weekends. I never took advantage of this and I regret it. Wastefulness is dangerous, but there is more to life than penny pinching…

Winter! I usually hate winter but after spending 5 rainless months in California (or as I call it, the Devil’s asscrack) I can’t wait for a little variety in the weather. Of course New England takes the word “variety” and runs with it, but still…

Fall! I love the smell of fall, and it definitely smells the best in New England.

Hooded Sweatshirts – I love them and there is no reason to ever wear one in California.

Watching the field change. Me and Aimee like to go for walks around the field behind the farm/5 minute hallway. Its ncie when the seasons are changing its a little different everyday.

The base. Yep, i miss the airforce base.

The mall. I know, isnt that retarded? I loathe consumerism and trendy douchebags, but I love being at the mall. I miss playing Marvel Vs Capcom in the arcade all day, reading at barnes and noble, wating at sarku… *sigh*

I miss owning nice clothes, and I’ll be able to do that again soon enough…

Week’s Pond. Aimee and I had our first dates here. We would spread out a blanket and talk there for hours on end, even though it was october/november and it was deathly freezing.