Tact
I thought that I would update from Texas, cchronicaling my adventures.
The bight before i left I packed and hung out with Charles and John. I only slept for about an hour in seeing that Mom and I needed to be at the airport at 4:30 am. The flight to Eugene from Medford was uneventful. The Eugene airport was dead. Then our flight from Eugene to San Fransisco was delayed. We finally got on to that plane and into San Fransico. Our flight to San Antonio was delayed too. So more waiting. Fianlly it cam and we took off. That flight lasted forever. But the Star Wars books John lent me kept me entertained and content. By the time we got to San Antonio I was dead tired. Debbie, my mom's best friend from Texas picked us up. The drive to Corpus Christi is about 2 hours. No one really talked to me. Shiney. I started to kick myself for leaving my music and books in my bags which were in the boot. We stopped at a little market that had deer heads and the spoils of hunting in pictures around the little dining room. Yes.
I was in Texas.
I had arrived.
Everything here is well...dead. The grass. The trees. No green. Lest for the the Palm and Misquite trees. No texture...no mountain...not even a hill pretending to be a mountain.
The first day in Texas we went to H.E.B. which is like Safeway, but is only in Texas. It was fun and really surreal to see things labeled with 'H.E.B.' and not Safeway or Winco.
To make my days go by fatser Debbie has the Star Wars triology on VHS. You can imagine what I do whilist eating my generic Fruity Pebbles in the morning...or afternoon rather.
I tried to call Glen a few times but no answer. But he finally got a hold of me last nite and we made tenitive plans for a beach trip next week.
Last nite Debbie's dad and sweetheart came for dinner. That was fun. I really haven't had a chance to talk much. Which is odd for me.
Today...was really surreal.
We went to Half-Price Books, which is a bookstore we used to frequent while we lived here. I bought a book on the myth, customs, etc. of Britan and a gift for John. Its something that I really know will better himself as a person and broaden his horizons. After that we drove by my mom and Debbie's old work where they meet. It was a preschool and a church that was torn down a year before we moved. It wasn't as big a I remembered it...but I last saw it when I was 10. We tried to find an antique shop where the owners had a grand daughter that I was very close to. It has been sold and turned into a car shop. We also drove by our old house, 3717 Sobey Street. This in the house that I grew up from 4 years old to 11. It was still the same colours that my parents painted it. White with blue shutters. Ida, our old nieghbor, had the same coloured house...as were the rest of the houses on the block. We also drove by my bestfriend Alina's house on North Saxet. We drove out to Loma Alta where I spent the first 4 years of my life in. Its in the middle of the country which is very not me. But it was nice to hear the cicadas and such. We had an elderly neighbor named Calvin who was really apart of the family. Debbie insisted that we go to the door to see if was there, or rather, if he was still alive. Sadly he passed away 3 years ago. But the people who got his house actually live in our old house which was next door. They're remodeling Calvin's house and giving their current house to the husband's parents, which is how the two houses were intended to be in the begining. Calvin was a pack rat and penny pincher. By the time he had to be put into a nursing home he had saved up about 1 million dollars so his brother made sure that Calvin had the best care. I am just happy the the two houses are in good hands.
Shelia, Debbie's daught and my God Sister, arrived tonite from Austin. Its just really surreal seeing someone you really haven't talked to in 9 years. Hopefully she and I will be able to spend some time together. We were thinking about going to Austin next weekend to visit her. Jeremy, Debbie's son, should be comming down to visit too.
I am going to call Cameron (Amanda) tomarrow. I am really exicted to see him/her. Today in the phone book mom and I were trying to find Sandy, who was Leann's mom. There was no Sandy, only an S S------ in the phone book. Mom told me to look to see if there was a Leann S------, there wasn't but there was an 'L' S------. The S and L were at teh same address! So hopefully its them. I am also going to call Alina's parents and see where she is and make arrangements to see them too. And all of the woemn my mom worked with too. And the guys my dad worked with.
The one person that I would also like to see is the boy that I had a crush on in preschool. His name is David and I have been 'in love' with him ever since I was little. I would chase him around the playground confessing my dying love and trying to get him to kiss me. Probably not the most tactful and affective way to attract a boy.
While driving through Anaville (where Debbie lives...about 20 minutes form Corpus)we saw a billboard for Lauren R-------- who graduated this year. And it was David's little sister. It even said his name on the bottom so they're still around. I just hope that we find them...and that he remembers me.
Its ok here...overall.
I am just really lonely. Mom and Debbie talk and talk...but I am not really included. Debbie hasn't evem asked me what I am up to or my plans. I just sort of work them in some how into conversation. Apparently back in my younger days when I was just getting into Paganisim and Debbie came to visit that same year I really dug into her for being a Christian. I over heard her tlak ing baout it with my mom. And my mom told me about it today. I honestly do not remember doing it or saying anything. Besides I was (bearly) 14, and I've cahnged a lot since then. So tonite I tried to lay the grounds of "I've changed! I am not that way anymore!" I said that I believe that all religions and forms of sprituality are precious and that they should all be embraced. That all religons have good aspects to them...I just don't know how to remedy the past.
I cried just out of loneliness on Wensday nite. I really miss my friends. Ialso miss my dad...and my pets...and my family. I miss mountains and green too. And drinkable tap water.
But I don't hate it.
Yet.
-*-elena-*-
The bight before i left I packed and hung out with Charles and John. I only slept for about an hour in seeing that Mom and I needed to be at the airport at 4:30 am. The flight to Eugene from Medford was uneventful. The Eugene airport was dead. Then our flight from Eugene to San Fransisco was delayed. We finally got on to that plane and into San Fransico. Our flight to San Antonio was delayed too. So more waiting. Fianlly it cam and we took off. That flight lasted forever. But the Star Wars books John lent me kept me entertained and content. By the time we got to San Antonio I was dead tired. Debbie, my mom's best friend from Texas picked us up. The drive to Corpus Christi is about 2 hours. No one really talked to me. Shiney. I started to kick myself for leaving my music and books in my bags which were in the boot. We stopped at a little market that had deer heads and the spoils of hunting in pictures around the little dining room. Yes.
I was in Texas.
I had arrived.
Everything here is well...dead. The grass. The trees. No green. Lest for the the Palm and Misquite trees. No texture...no mountain...not even a hill pretending to be a mountain.
The first day in Texas we went to H.E.B. which is like Safeway, but is only in Texas. It was fun and really surreal to see things labeled with 'H.E.B.' and not Safeway or Winco.
To make my days go by fatser Debbie has the Star Wars triology on VHS. You can imagine what I do whilist eating my generic Fruity Pebbles in the morning...or afternoon rather.
I tried to call Glen a few times but no answer. But he finally got a hold of me last nite and we made tenitive plans for a beach trip next week.
Last nite Debbie's dad and sweetheart came for dinner. That was fun. I really haven't had a chance to talk much. Which is odd for me.
Today...was really surreal.
We went to Half-Price Books, which is a bookstore we used to frequent while we lived here. I bought a book on the myth, customs, etc. of Britan and a gift for John. Its something that I really know will better himself as a person and broaden his horizons. After that we drove by my mom and Debbie's old work where they meet. It was a preschool and a church that was torn down a year before we moved. It wasn't as big a I remembered it...but I last saw it when I was 10. We tried to find an antique shop where the owners had a grand daughter that I was very close to. It has been sold and turned into a car shop. We also drove by our old house, 3717 Sobey Street. This in the house that I grew up from 4 years old to 11. It was still the same colours that my parents painted it. White with blue shutters. Ida, our old nieghbor, had the same coloured house...as were the rest of the houses on the block. We also drove by my bestfriend Alina's house on North Saxet. We drove out to Loma Alta where I spent the first 4 years of my life in. Its in the middle of the country which is very not me. But it was nice to hear the cicadas and such. We had an elderly neighbor named Calvin who was really apart of the family. Debbie insisted that we go to the door to see if was there, or rather, if he was still alive. Sadly he passed away 3 years ago. But the people who got his house actually live in our old house which was next door. They're remodeling Calvin's house and giving their current house to the husband's parents, which is how the two houses were intended to be in the begining. Calvin was a pack rat and penny pincher. By the time he had to be put into a nursing home he had saved up about 1 million dollars so his brother made sure that Calvin had the best care. I am just happy the the two houses are in good hands.
Shelia, Debbie's daught and my God Sister, arrived tonite from Austin. Its just really surreal seeing someone you really haven't talked to in 9 years. Hopefully she and I will be able to spend some time together. We were thinking about going to Austin next weekend to visit her. Jeremy, Debbie's son, should be comming down to visit too.
I am going to call Cameron (Amanda) tomarrow. I am really exicted to see him/her. Today in the phone book mom and I were trying to find Sandy, who was Leann's mom. There was no Sandy, only an S S------ in the phone book. Mom told me to look to see if there was a Leann S------, there wasn't but there was an 'L' S------. The S and L were at teh same address! So hopefully its them. I am also going to call Alina's parents and see where she is and make arrangements to see them too. And all of the woemn my mom worked with too. And the guys my dad worked with.
The one person that I would also like to see is the boy that I had a crush on in preschool. His name is David and I have been 'in love' with him ever since I was little. I would chase him around the playground confessing my dying love and trying to get him to kiss me. Probably not the most tactful and affective way to attract a boy.
While driving through Anaville (where Debbie lives...about 20 minutes form Corpus)we saw a billboard for Lauren R-------- who graduated this year. And it was David's little sister. It even said his name on the bottom so they're still around. I just hope that we find them...and that he remembers me.
Its ok here...overall.
I am just really lonely. Mom and Debbie talk and talk...but I am not really included. Debbie hasn't evem asked me what I am up to or my plans. I just sort of work them in some how into conversation. Apparently back in my younger days when I was just getting into Paganisim and Debbie came to visit that same year I really dug into her for being a Christian. I over heard her tlak ing baout it with my mom. And my mom told me about it today. I honestly do not remember doing it or saying anything. Besides I was (bearly) 14, and I've cahnged a lot since then. So tonite I tried to lay the grounds of "I've changed! I am not that way anymore!" I said that I believe that all religions and forms of sprituality are precious and that they should all be embraced. That all religons have good aspects to them...I just don't know how to remedy the past.
I cried just out of loneliness on Wensday nite. I really miss my friends. Ialso miss my dad...and my pets...and my family. I miss mountains and green too. And drinkable tap water.
But I don't hate it.
Yet.
-*-elena-*-