mama, im coming home...

i lived very close to the city of dreams, dreams that are coming true for every fourth if not the second person.
i still hope that very soon, one day...im gonna be that fourth person.
till then...yup it's been a great almost-one-year.

i think its just the relaxed vibe of laid-back california that i may have fallen in lauuu with.
most mornings i used to ride my bike to work.
it was a beautiful ride along the golf course and a small lake, in the midst of a valley.
my helmet on, my backpack behind me, everyday i waved to the four boys who live in the block next to mine.
we crossed each other every morning, as they went to get breakfast.
i dont know their names since i never stopped to talk to them but waving was part of our routine.
the lady next door was usually out too...walking her dog. she didn't speak much english but i lauu her enthusiastic 'goooood morning'.
yup, everyone is relaxed and very very friendly here.

if it was a specially breezy morning, i would sometimes stop to hv a large coffee.
my other favorite was the carrot juice from 'jamba juice'!
blueberry muffins...yummm.
my favorite thing on the weekends was to go sit at 'borders' and just read or browse for hours.
in the gazebo next to the theatre, they had jazz evenings on most weekends.
btw i lauuu jazz.

most people hate doing laundry. i lauu it.
i lauuu the fresh smell and the warm feel of clothes as they come out of the dryer.
u may think im crazy but i even lauu vaccuming.
i may be in a long term relationship with Macy's and Abercrombie n Fitch.

i was lucky to have the worlds best room-mates!
i NEVER felt like i was renting a room from them, they are now family.
so many new friends...so many new experiences....yup life here in not-always-so-sunny california has been GREAT.

im really gonna miss it. miss my friends, miss my life here.
i hope im gonna be back very very soon.
but i would be lying if i said that i wasnt excited about going back.
in many ways i think, california and the life here has changed me.
i feel more relaxed, more open to adventures of life, which i wasnt earlier.
im not sure what im gonna do next.
for the first time in my life, i dont have a plan.
and really for the very first time, i dont give a shit. im not scared about not having a plan.

right now there is only one thing, one thought in my mind.
mama, im coming home....




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