I'm OLD

It has come to my attention that yes, I am old. Being but a child(?) of 17, I have realized many thing. I graduated Primary 5 (5!!!) years ago, and for me, that's a long time. That means I moved a little less than 5 years ago into my current home. To most, that does not seem too long ago, but, alas, that's a little TOOOO long ago for me.

Also, I'm not just old-I'm a little more mature than kids my age. I was so excited the last day of 9th grade, because that meant I was going into high school (that's the way the school system works in Utah). Yes, I was ready to deal with more mature people in school! I was ready for the piles of homework teachers were going to give me! YES!!!

And what do I get? "Don't go through the middle door, it's unlucky." You're KIDDING, right? That right there is about the STUPIDEST thing I have ever heard, stupider than going around that huge tree at least 10 times in elementary school, while touching EACH nail hammered into the tree. I was a kid back then, so it was OKAY that I did that, that I believed in that. That was the thing then. But that was 10 years ago. (10!)

ANYWAY, there just so happens to be a small place in Layton (for those of you in N. UT), where a magic wave pool resides-the Layton Surf-n-Swim. Fabulous place. I've been there since I was 1st grade, going to a friend's birthday party, and currently going with my ward as a summer activity. (sigh). Those were good times. Anyway, just around the corner (literally), is a little eatery, called "Burger Stop."

http://burgerstop.net/

That's the website. Fancy little 50's-70's diner... cute little place. They even have one of those juke box machines. Pictures of Elvis, the Beatles, oldies cars, old Coca-Cola advertisements... now THAT is heaven. They even sawed this car in half (well, not quite), and put it ON THE WALL. Would you believe that? You can even sit underneath it, with fear that the tire will fall of at ANY MOMENT and hit you in the head. They DO play that old timey music, and it makes me-ME-very nostalgic. I strongly advise to all of you who like this kind of stuff. If you look at the website, it gives you the address, and has their calender of events for everything. They do car shows... it's fabulous. I can't even describe it, you'd just have to go!

But like I've been saying, I'm old. I enjoy places like that. I love classical music, which, granted, doesn't necessarily make me old, it's just that most older people listen to classical music, and none of this rap-crap of this generation (I really hate rap, just FYI).

I also love, love, love, LOVE, Jimmy Stewart. He reminds me of a certain somebody I know here, and it just so happens that I happen to have a huge crush on said individual. (Sight). My favorite movie (of his) is 'Little Shop Around the Corner', a lovely Christmas movie my family and I watch every Christmas eve.

Okay, maybe SOMETIMES I do stupid teenager things, like have major mood swings, and sometimes I resent my parents for not letting me do what I want... but that's the teenager side of me, not the old-lady side of me.

To sum it all up, I'm a 70-year-old woman stuck in a 17-year-old person's body. What can I say?