honey bunches of oats

hello!

first of all let me say that i couldn't miss you all more. my life has been overrun by the male variety of human, and they aren't quite as nice to look at as you all are. it's been quite the adjustment living with 3 guys, working with 3 guys, hanging out with 3 guys, i often feel like elaine from seinfeld--though less funny and with slightly (only slightly) more tamed hair, and not-so-much new york. regardless, i could use a little of you back in my life!

i moved out of my parents house....weird.

i live with men....more weird.

i can't find a grocery store around me....bad news.

i can bike anywhere i want....good news.

i miss you all....inevitable.

i found some sweet places to take you guys when/if you want to visit me....awesome.

what have i learned from living with boys:

women's natural tendency is to be considerate hence the 'i'm sorrys' that ran rampant in our apartment last year haha! well men, immediately assume comfort, so ya know if they have a lot of food to eat, they'll eat it out of your really pretty fruit bowl, removing the fruit from it and put it into a cereal bowl. or perhaps drink the two cups of coffee that you made for yourself in the assumption that because everyone had the day off but you, that you shouldn't make more than that. i don't know they might even take a 15 minute 'bathroom stop' at 8 am, when your bus is at 820 because of course when ya gotta go, ya gotta go.

all of these things happened to me within 24hrs of moving in.

since then however, we have all been managing splendidly. i feel like i live with 3 older brothers, but ones that for the most part, appreciate the fact that they live with a lady. i now have them reading and drinking tea after dinner in front of the fire. seth even asked if we could put on some classical music the other night. slowly but surely my friends, slowly but surely. dan is our resident pot-smoker. it has caused a few small rifts so far but for the most part he is very considerate and takes it outside and disposes of it in the basement, so that none us are effected directly except, that when he's high, he could not be a more annoying individual, he reminds me of a certain roommate we all had in common at one point but, louder more forceful and about 30 xs more difficult to listen to, highly interruptive and without means of reading social cues. nevertheless, he's very nice and considerate and when he's not smokin the doobie he's quite chatty but in a more conversational way. jeremy is a sabbatarian---he keeps the sabbath and reads a lot of christian literature. he also resembles a leprachaun (even though he's scottish and owns a kilt), cooks, cleans, and reminds me of many men from our beloved school, he did graduate from there, go figure. seth is poppa bear but quite high maintenance. he's already protective of me and has taken to calling and making sure i've gotten on the correct buses and made it to work alright. he waits up for me and sees me off if he's not going on the same bus in the morning. its quiet and manageable and i think i'm going to come to really love these disparate 3. we played board games the other night and it was such a family setting around the kitchen table! life is certainly different, things are morphing and changing and not very slowly either. i think ive got it under control even though last week was a little difficult, i know i'll get the hang of all of this! pray for me though, its kind of overwhelming at times, especially when you add greg into the mix of all this, him being in peru and despairingly hard to get a hold of sometimes.

all that to say, i would love for you all to come see my humble abode and witness firsthand the sitcom that has become my life! i have so many stories already, they'll make you laugh i think! hows the first week in february for everyone? it doesnt have to be at my place by any means but i'd like a new book to read but more than that, i'd like to have us all together again!! let me know!

can't wait.

beacoup des bisoux!

amanda