Assimilation

Confessions of a Colorado girl in California:

• I have done my grocery shopping almost exclusively at Trader Joe's.
• I have not eaten any sugar since moving here, save one piece of birthday cake that was a surprise gift to me, and the two bites of pistachio ice cream dessert brought to us at the sushi place for my birthday. I'm starving my sweet tooth so it shrivels up and dies and falls out.
• I've been jogging a couple times a week. There is a steep, 6-block hill that Ty & I have dubbed "McCall Hill" behind our condo that we run up and down, then east along our beach to the yacht club and back.
• I now recycle and share a car.
• My maritime ignorance is embarrassing. The boating culture 100-yds away from my balcony is enticing...! Need to learn more about stuff like what is the difference between a harbor and a bay?
• I have not eaten any meat or poultry since moving here. I eat fish at least once a day and have been sampling veggie burgers, fake beef skewers, and the like. I don't really miss the poultry at all, but I can see myself making an exception for lamb, buffalo, and sausage every once in a while.