three heads…found in Rockridge, CA
Oh man, my head is spinning. Actually, I feel like I am growing three heads. This past weekend my dad called and invited me to go to Vietnam with him for two weeks in January…and I needed to let him know whether or not I could go by the end of the day on Saturday. I had not planned for a trip on such short notice and I wasn’t sure how I was going to hack it with my job (or if I would lose my job). But, as of yesterday…I am going! My mom said it will be the last big family trip for the “non-committed” kids. 2006 was a hard year for my parents so I think they need a little change of pace and enjoy life a little. Still not sure about how the job scene might pan out, but I suppose I will take it as it comes. Now I just have to deal with that nervous excitement/unsettled feeling in my stomach. Whoo weeeeee. Gotta take a deep breath.
Author: Ali Carras
At a very young age I lost site of my mom in a local grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. I did, however, have the smarts to go to the customer service counter. The kind woman at the counter asked "What is your name little girl?" My reply: "Assi." The woman gave me a look like, "Are you playing with me you little devil?" but she proceeded to blast on the loudspeaker the "We have a lost Assi at the front of the store." Customers throughout the store gagged and giggled, but my mom knew exactly who the woman was referring to: the mullet haired little girl with a tongue too big for her mouth, wearing a leotard, skirt, tights, and jelly shoes (with florescent green laces in them...even though they didn't need the laces). A shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing. I am pleased to report that today I am able to fully pronounce Allison (aka Ali), but the Assi pseudonym has always stuck, evolving into Aszi. As for the shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing? Some things never change.
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