Things I've Realized Since I Got To California...

1. You will never understand how nice California winters are until you live in the midwest and it gets -40 with windchill. 40 isn't so bad.

2. The friends who come to you in your time of need are the ones you keep. Even if they're flaky most of the time...if you need them and they are there...that's what's important.

3. Crystal balls are not my way of clairvoyance channeling.

4. Everyone comes with baggage. Even those we think have it together, have had something they carry around with them that affect their future relationships.

5. Even if you know it's coming, you're never prepared for the death of a loved one.

6. My dad is finally happy with a career choice I'm making and we finally have something to talk about.

7. It's not what you say that can make a difference to someone who's hurting, it's how you're listening.

8. It doesn't take long before I start missing Mike and Nathan when I'm away from them. Hours maybe!

9. My stomach hurts...I have no clue why.

10. I've never been so sure of the direction of my life as I am right now.