I guess I'm not that good anymore...

It's funny how time can change places and people.. this will probably get long.

Growing up in San Diego I remember thinking it wasn't that big of a city. The houses were pretty much all alike and almost right on top of each other. I remember we had the biggest backyard on the block and the biggest front yard.. course our house then wasn't originally built where it stands, it was moved from down the street to where it is now... 'course that was all done before I was born, I just heard about it. Lots of good memories in that house. I went by it the other day.. they had torn out all the plants save the big tree in the front yard. The privacy fence and quiet area were gone.. the pond was gone.. they tore up part of the porch.. it's a light yellow and baby blue color now.

Drove past Morse (my high school) the other day and it's changed too.. it's huge now. I thought it was big when I was going there! They've got a two story building now.. it's crazy. Bell (my jr. high) is pretty much the same.. but it seems much much smaller. Downtown San Diego is pretty much the same.. mom told me to expect it to be dirty, but it doesn't seem like it's changed all that much. Well.. I take that back it has changed drastically since I was very little. Gaslamp used to be a place people didn't really go because it was dirty and a "bad" part of town... now it's built up, lots of people go there. The trolley system has changed too.. it was interesting to ride it with Jimmy. Jimmy and I were discussing a lot of the changes that have happened when we were riding the trolley.. it used to be there was two lines the Blue line and the Orange line. The Blue line used to run from the border up through Mission San Diego (it went through Chula Vista, National City, San Ysidro, Old Town, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, Linda Vista..) and the Orange line ran from Downtown to East County (it went through Gaslamp, Seaport Village, El Cajon, Santee..). Occasionally there would be the Green line which ran on special occasions like game day and went from downtown to Qualcomm stadium. Now there are three lines running permanently. The Green line which runs from Old Town out through SDSU to Santee, the Orange line which runs from Downtown to El Cajon (it doesn't go into Santee now) and the Blue line which runs from the border up to Old Town (it doesn't go to Mission Valley, the Stadium, etc.).

Hrm. People change.. regardless of what some people tell me, I will always believe that people can change for the better. It's nice to know that the past doesn't have to be held in a grudge.

San Diego has a lot of old friends and memories.. it's like a warm blanket on a cold night. I'm surprised how many memories and feelings just being back here has stirred up.