In Texas I learned how to talk. In New Jersey I learned how to talk all over again. I'm glad that my choice of words has entertained so many New Jerseians on a daily basis! :)
I say... / They say...
Beach / Shore
Tennis Shoes / Sneakers
Grocery Store / Food Store
Grocery Cart / Buggie
Stroller / Buggie
Wahterr / Whatah
Jersey / Joisee
New York or Manhattan / The City
Y'all / "'Y'all' hahahahaha 'y'all' y'all' hahaha oh my gosh that is so funny! y'all"
New Jersey Turnpike / Turnpike
Garden State Parkway / The Parkway
I'll add more as they come to me.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
10 things...
Top 10 Things I WONT MISS About New Jersey:
10. Too-narrow check-out lanes at the Grocery Store
9. ALL Costco Employees at the Costco in Eatontown
8. NO swimming pools (unless we want to pay $4k a summer for a Beach Club)
7. Elementary School & all Teachers refusing any and all Parent Involvement
6. Having to drive at least 20 minutes to get to Target, Wal-Mart, Costco, Grocery Store, etc
5. Weekend Traffic on the Parkway
4. Fake-Baked, Breast Implanted, Rhinoplastied, rich, snotty, plasti-girls
3. Nannies and AuPairs instead of Parents
2. Getting my groceries from my car to my apartment through a lobby, up the elevator, and down a long hall... every week
1. Totally RUDE and SNOTTY people (mainly employees) in general
Top 10 Things I WILL MISS About New Jersey:
10. Spring, Summer, and Fall (and never getting above 85 degrees!)
9. Celebrity Sightings (So far we've seen Bruce Springstein several times!, Kelly Rutherford aka Lily Van Der Woodsen from Gossip Girl, and Ken Paves aka Celebrity Stylist)
8. Attendants pumping my gas for me - it's the law! and it's SO nice!
7. Ocean Front View each day out ALL my windows
6. Billy & Heather (and of course, all my other amazing friends I've made!)
5. Eating Sushi @ Kanji
4. Beautiful wooded drive anytime you drive anywhere on the Parkway - and it's getting even better with all the leaves changing
3. Wicked
2. Weekend Road Trips exploring as much of the North East as we can cram in
1. Being so familiar with New York that I don't need a map in Manhattan anymore
10. Too-narrow check-out lanes at the Grocery Store
9. ALL Costco Employees at the Costco in Eatontown
8. NO swimming pools (unless we want to pay $4k a summer for a Beach Club)
7. Elementary School & all Teachers refusing any and all Parent Involvement
6. Having to drive at least 20 minutes to get to Target, Wal-Mart, Costco, Grocery Store, etc
5. Weekend Traffic on the Parkway
4. Fake-Baked, Breast Implanted, Rhinoplastied, rich, snotty, plasti-girls
3. Nannies and AuPairs instead of Parents
2. Getting my groceries from my car to my apartment through a lobby, up the elevator, and down a long hall... every week
1. Totally RUDE and SNOTTY people (mainly employees) in general
Top 10 Things I WILL MISS About New Jersey:
10. Spring, Summer, and Fall (and never getting above 85 degrees!)
9. Celebrity Sightings (So far we've seen Bruce Springstein several times!, Kelly Rutherford aka Lily Van Der Woodsen from Gossip Girl, and Ken Paves aka Celebrity Stylist)
8. Attendants pumping my gas for me - it's the law! and it's SO nice!
7. Ocean Front View each day out ALL my windows
6. Billy & Heather (and of course, all my other amazing friends I've made!)
5. Eating Sushi @ Kanji
4. Beautiful wooded drive anytime you drive anywhere on the Parkway - and it's getting even better with all the leaves changing
3. Wicked
2. Weekend Road Trips exploring as much of the North East as we can cram in
1. Being so familiar with New York that I don't need a map in Manhattan anymore
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
For Better
I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason bringing something we must learn. And we are led to those who help us most to grow if we let them and we help them in return. Well, I don't know if I believe that's true, but I know I'm who I am today because I knew you.
Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes a sun. Like a stream that meets a boulder halfway through the wood. Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But because I knew you I have been changed for good.
It well may be that we will never meet again in this lifetime, so let me say before we part so much of me is made of what I learned from you. You'll be with me like a hand print on my heart. And now whatever way our stories end I know you have re-written mine by being my friend.
Like a ship blown from its mooring by a wind off the sea. Like a seed dropped by a sky bird in a distant wood. Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But because I knew you I have been changed for good.
And just to clear the air I ask forgiveness for the thing I've done you blame me for. But then, I guess we know there's blame to share and none of it seems to matter anymore.
Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes a sun. Like a stream that meets a boulder halfway through the wood. Like a ship blown from its mooring by a wind off the sea. Like a seed dropped by a bird in the wood.
Who can say if I've been changed for the better? I do believe I have been changed for the better.
And because I knew you I have been changed for good.
-Wicked "For Better" lyrics
Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes a sun. Like a stream that meets a boulder halfway through the wood. Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But because I knew you I have been changed for good.
It well may be that we will never meet again in this lifetime, so let me say before we part so much of me is made of what I learned from you. You'll be with me like a hand print on my heart. And now whatever way our stories end I know you have re-written mine by being my friend.
Like a ship blown from its mooring by a wind off the sea. Like a seed dropped by a sky bird in a distant wood. Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But because I knew you I have been changed for good.
And just to clear the air I ask forgiveness for the thing I've done you blame me for. But then, I guess we know there's blame to share and none of it seems to matter anymore.
Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes a sun. Like a stream that meets a boulder halfway through the wood. Like a ship blown from its mooring by a wind off the sea. Like a seed dropped by a bird in the wood.
Who can say if I've been changed for the better? I do believe I have been changed for the better.
And because I knew you I have been changed for good.
-Wicked "For Better" lyrics
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