I Wonder… (I wah-wah-wah-wah-wonder….)

My mind has been wandering today.

And wondering…

I wonder…

…if I will EVER cross the street here without thinking “Right-Left-Right” (despite the fact that I don’t need to remind myself that the cars are on the opposite side of the road anymore);

…if, before we return to the US,  I will stop converting prices from pounds into dollars in my head when I shop…

….if I will EVER learn to properly pronounce the Welsh “ll” sound without sounding like a cat choking on a hairball (I have to say those town names really, really quickly, or have my son say it for me);

…how long it will take Boo to lose his English accent when we eventually move home.

I wonder…

…if I will figure out how to work on my laptop with my pup’s head on the touchpad (I don’t have the heart to move her…)

…if I will EVER lose those last 9 pounds (she ponders, munching on a Quality Street);

…what the HELL the designer was thinking when they brought back THIS little number. The only way to make a pair of pleated, baggy (you know darn well they are high-waisted) jeans – with suspenders any worse would be to acid wash them…

Seriously? The ’80s just called, and said even they don’t need these back.

I also wonder if I owned a pair of these in ’83. I’m afraid to admit that I  might have.

And that I thought they rocked. *face palm*

I wonder…..

…if I will ever walk into a room full of people and not worry about tripping…or stammering…or totally choking up on an appetizer with nerves…and if I’ll stop beating myself up about it when I do. Because, you know, I’m kind of really a klutz.

…if I am setting my kids up for YEARS of therapy. Years, I tell you…

…if seeing Judd NELSON play Santa Claus in a Christmas film means that I am getting REALLY old. It was slightly disturbing to see him try to pull of “doddering Santa”. And a bit creepy.

From this…. to this….

Never mind…question answered….I’m officially old.

I wonder…

…if I drank too much coffee today, too.

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Day 20 of Giving Thanks: I am thankful for caffeine to fuel my mornings and my late night writing sessions.