Change
Preface: Lots have changed in the mere 2 months of my absence from the blogging world. Changes for the better and some traumatic changes as well. I fully intend to write about it soon, since writing is more or less my emergency fire escape. But know I’m alive and well, and have missed writing for those that care to read. 
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Speaking of changes, I recently went through old memorabilia boxes of mine & had some good laughs with my sisters. It’s funny looking back at stuff that were at the center of my world during different times of my life. My 13-year-old self couldn’t live without my Sanrio stationary, tin bins, stickers and all the mindless, waste of money items you can stomach. As I sifted through pictures of myself at 16-years-old — sticker pictures, professional pictures, pictures of myself imprinted on pillows and keychains — I came to the realization that apparently at this age, I was completely self absorbed and obsessed with myself. Lol…but then again, what 16-year-old isn’t, I suppose. And as much as I hate to admit this next obsession, at the age of 17 & 18, I found high school folders and binders plastered with cliche love quotes. Corny phrases like “No boy is ever worth your tears, and the one that is will never make you cry” and “The worst way to miss someone is when they’re right next to you and you can’t have them” are the very evidence that finding true love was my number one mission. lol…naive, indeed. What is equally funny is seeing how much the L.A. Lakers & Kobe Bryant were ever a constant throughout every age group. [Side note - no one can ever tell me I'm a band wagon Lakers fan. I have the posters, apparel, hats, homemade fan posters, old games recorded on VHS tapes labeled "DO NOT TAPE OVER!", pieces of paper I practiced writing "Mrs. Kobe Bryant" on, you name it...to prove otherwise.]
While sorting through these boxes [placing the mountains of purple and gold aside] I came across a necklace from my freshman high school boyfriend. The following conversation ensued next:
Me: Do you think I should keep this, Trish?
Tricia: Ew, no throw that thing away.
Me: But this is the first time I ever got jewelry from a guy!
[10 seconds later...]
Me: Actually now that I think about it, this is the ONLY time I ever got jewelry from a guy…
Tricia: Well, you should probably keep it then…it’s your first & last time.
lol…my sister is SO nice!
It’s funny how looking back you can see how much has changed, and how much stays the same.
