Lets see how this goes- Re; 10 Nice things

So........I will catch you all up on the story of my life later- for now, this will kind of be like a public journal.
I'm a music major at Utah State- LOVE it. Its demanding, but I have drive; if not as much talent as I would like. I'm from Maryland though- left a family behind. Not super close- I had kind of a rough go as a teenager and pushed them pretty far away. But I have been blessed with some awesome roommates and college friends- so now I'm just kind of combating the idea that my starter family was something that just....kept my expectations low enough.
But lately its been hard- I have a lot of close friends with really really really good family support and I get....jealous would be the wrong word. Como se dice, missing something you never had?
We had a party last night- spinach and artichoke dip and home made salsa for chips, pumpkin toffee cheesecake, and wassail and hot chocolate to drink(Hit me up if you want recipes- it was all amazing) Played shuffle buns and lap tag(Hit me up if you want instructions- SOOO much fun). But afterwards had a deep conversation about familial support systems- I tried to stay quiet about my lack thereof.
Now don't get me wrong- I am certainly not from a disfunctional family (I feel like Lilo- "I am well adjusted- I eat 3 meals a day excersise all the time and get...disciplined?) My parents always gave me all of what I needed and most of what I wanted- there was just no affection- no deep relationships, or cute little nicknames. Or threatening of dates with shot guns. Could have used that a time or two. I had lousy tastes in guys when I was younger.
But just wound up upset and posting some old teenage poison on facebook. Mom said "You poor baby" and laughed and hung up. Soooooo like her. Marin on the other hand supprised me. http://tennicethings.blogspot.com/ . Thank you world- apparently someone does care- though marin- out of sight out of mind is not an excuse- it is what is bothering me. I don't think that applies to people you actually love. Correct me if I'm wrong.
But. I love my family- its just exhausting to give 100 and get 10 percent back. But here. In honor of mom
Oct. 17, 2010. Nice thing #1.
My little sister has the most amazing hair. Women pay lots of money to try to get close. I get emotional whenever I see some teen girl with red hair in Utah. I always ask her if it takes her 2 hours to blowdry. She usually says yes. Learn to use a blowdryer marin!!! I miss you.