Reason 342: So first off, I've been texting Xabiel basically all day. Blast from the past! Which has been quite pleasant, 'cause it's like nothing changed. Also, I went to the mall today with Storm & Jason, which was fun. When we were in Target, we ran into Salvador! I don't know if you remember him. I honestly hadn't really talked to him since Elementary School, unless I was hanging out with Kimberly. (He and Kim grew up on the same block, their moms are very good friends). He's stayed very good friends with Alex, so the boys knew him fairly well. And Salvador was shopping with his mom! Oh my goodness it was like a wave of nostalgia just hit me. She saw me and recognized me immediately. She gave me a big hug and kiss, as Latina mommas do, and she went on about how I've grown and how pretty I've gotten and how surprised she is I don't have a boyfriend.
This summer is gonna give me such a fat head. She, of course, asked where I went to school and what I was doing, how I liked it. She even mentioned seeing pictures of Cristina because Kimberly had shown her mom! It was kinda crazy. But she was just so sweet and welcoming and it took me back to a really happy time in my life. Back when Kim and I would walk over to Salvador's house and we'd all play Mario Party together. Childhood is always so welcoming.
TBH I had thought my reason for today would be something different, but it very much was not what I had anticipated. Which isn't the best feeling. But it's okay! People change, myself included. And maybe it's not how it once was, but at the end of the day there is love and fun. And that's what matters. SPEAKING OF it's okay, I found this video last night. And I'm in love with this song now.
Reason 298: My co-worker's daughter is THE. CUTEST. THING. She tried to help, she truly did. She just had so much energy and was constantly giggly and smiley. And she loved to play. She asked me what lemons were, and when I told her, she told me her recipe for lemonade. "First, you have to find the sours. Then you make lemonade. And then you need customers." Seriously. the cutest. And she was watching Brave, both in Spanish and English, basically all day. She brightened the entire store right up.
6 years since my Abuelita Rosa Margarita passed. And she's sorely missed <3
Reason 172: BUBBALICIOUS BUBBLE GUM. My favorite gum ever that I can never find anymore but often crave. It's a taste of my childhood. And guess who has some :DDDD Danke Karla!
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