Three Years

One of LA's least appealing qualities is the ridiculous amount of time I spend in my car everyday.  I sometimes listen to audio books while driving in an attempt to ease the pain of traffic.  I recently listened to a witty and hialrious book called "Remember Me?" by Sophie Kinsella (author of the Shopaholic series, which I have yet to read/listen to...but now I really want to do so).  I give this book 2 thumbs up...highly recommend. :-)

In the book, the protagonist, Lexi, has a car accident which causes her to have retrograde amnesia.  She cannot remember one single thing from the past three years.  She wakes up in a hospital fully believing that she is 25 and it's 2004, but in reality she's 28 and it's 2007.  In the course of these three forgotten years, her entire life has changed. Big time. She is married to a millionaire super hottie named Eric whom she doesn't even recognize.  She got a huge promotion at work and is now known as 'the bitch boss', although she has no idea how this happened or what she's doing.  She has an entirely new set of friends, an entirely new penthouse apartment, and an entirely new face... that's right... due to a bit of work she had done sometime during those 3 years, she doesn't even recognize herself when she first looks in the mirror.  As she tackles the daunting task of navigating through her new and foreign life, hilarity ensues. 


My life definitely has not changed THAT dramatically, but this book really made me think how much can change in the course of 3 years.  Three years ago, I had just begun the final semester of my senior year at OU.  I was paying less than $400 in rent for a gorgeous 4-bedroom/2-bath house.  I was working part-time at Starbucks and beginning to interview for positions in Oklahoma City and Dallas, while reluctantly toying with the idea of coming to LA. My parents still lived in Duncan, where I had lived my entire life. I was counting down the days to my Caribbean cruise spring break trip and considering going on a 5-week mission trip to Costa Rica that summer.  If someone had asked me, "What do you think your life will be like at age 25?", I never in a million years would have guessed it would be like it is now.  


This makes me wonder: what crazy unforeseen changes will the next three years bring?  Will I be like Lexi and meet/marry my husband, advance exponentially in work (and real estate), significantly alter my appearance, etc., between the ages of 25 and 28?  Or will I be a single cat lady who's still an assistant and 15 pounds heavier?  Only time will tell... :-)


Currently listening to: Matt Wertz
Why: For some reason, I just now downloaded his new EP which came out 9/28/10 entitled "While We're Becoming".  As he is one of my favorite musicians, I'm not quite sure what my 4 month delay was all about, but I'm glad I finally got with the program.  I love this guy.  He is a very talented singer/songwriter with endearing/relatable lyrics...just my style. He played shows at OU almost every single semester, so I felt like I legitimately knew him (that's what I like to tell myself anyway...). He is funny and sweet and cute. He's also a huge supporter of the Mocha Club which raises money for relief and development projects in Africa.  Overall, he's amazing and so is his music.  His new album comes out March 15... I can't wait! 

Wertzy and I at one of his many shows at OU, March 2007. 

Cheers to the next three years, 

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