cravings

i have had some crazy cravings since i moved to denver.

i drink chocolate milk every day. i have bought 2 rotisserie chickens (that's a whole lot of chicken for one <100 lb girl!). i eat at least 1 orange a day. i got some applesauce that i eat often. i have made spaghetti and meatballs 3 times (each made about 5 helpings. that's 15 meals guys...)

i made spaghetti here and there in austin, but never 3 times in 1 month. i probably shared a rotisserie chicken with daniel once in 4 years. i ate an orange maybe 1-3 times a month if they were in season. i haven't drank chocolate milk or eaten applesauce, perhaps, since childhood. i don't understand why all of the sudden i am craving these foods.

another thing about denver. my left knee hurts when it's cold. why is this place making me so weird!? i thought austin was supposed to "keep you weird" :) awww, i miss austin. i miss knowing where i'm going and where i am when i drive. i miss the emo people. i miss liberals. i'm finding that denver is not as liberal as i expected it to be. i knew colorado is a purple state, but i thought that denver would be more liberal (or at least that my classmates would be). i miss oliver. and daniel. i miss the little cute grocery stores all over austin (newflower, sprouts, sun harvest). i miss wine being sold in grocery stores. i miss grape creeks' grand rouge wine (you can't find tx wine in colorado...). i miss knowing where to find good food. i miss burnt orange. i wore a burnt orange shirt to school one day and i felt like i was glowing. i miss my friends. i miss my family. i miss my sister (and being able to fully help her plan her wedding). ugh, i miss mozart's! and spiderhouse! there are no coffee houses on any body of water here and i have yet to find a place like spiderhouse. doubt i'll find it though. i miss the crazily decorated cars. i miss good texmex. and strangely, i miss moist air. my filipino/texan skin is not used to this dry air.

i do like that every time i drive out of my building, i see mountains. i like that i have worn boots every single day that i've been here (minus wednesdays, when i have lab). i like that it snows. and i like that strangers are nice (thus far). i like the public transportation (light rails are FUN). i like that every single store that i could ever need is a 15 minute walk or a 10 minute walk+light rail ride away (16th street mall has EVERYTHING). i like that the sales tax is less than in tx. and i like my classmates.

there are more things that i like and don't like about denver. i'm learning about, and dealing with, all of those things daily. but, there's no doubt in my mind that my biggest craving right now is austin. and chocolate milk.