A final goodbye...

Well, this summer, there have been some interesting changes go on in my life. I have lived at my sister's and gotten to nanny the cutest baby in the world (Chelsea, my niece) and I have had to start thinking about important, adult decisions, such as paying for school and organizing my whole life around all of that. I had to find some new roommates, whom I am excited to get to know and I watched one of my best friends (and roommates from last year) get married, which is still crazy. I also had to say goodbye to one of my best friends who moved just today, which makes me really sad. :( But more than all that, I had to help my big sis, Big Lis, move to Utah.

Saturday was the day of the big move. Lisa and I started our drive from Erie (Nat and Joe's) at 9:40 am. It was a rainy day, literally and metaphorically speaking. The drive started off horrible... It took us AN HOUR to drive the first five miles of I-25 due to a stupid car accident. Then, about fifteen minutes later, we reached a bunch of construction. It took FoREveR to get out of the flippin' state of Colorado. Not fun! Well, turned out we actually made decent time getting into Utah. It was sunny and bright in the beautiful state and I loved it!

Sunday I helped Lisa move all her stuff in the house and she, somewhat, settled in. Looks like she'll have a cozy home and she sure seems excited to start off school at Utah Valley University.

Well on the way there, I realized that Lisa was actually moving and who knows when or if she'll ever come back. :( I was sad. She is my favorite second oldest sister and I will miss her, but more than anything I will miss singing my "Lisa" songs to her. Here is a sample of some of the songs:

My favorite to sing:

(To Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody")

Lisa, just killed a man

put a gun against his head,

pulled my trigger now he's dead

Lisa, life had just begun

And now you've gone thrown it all away

Lisa, Oooooooo

didn't mean to make you cry

but I'll be back again this time tomorrow

carry on, carry on

Nothing really

(This on is sung to Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take the Wheel")

Lisa take the wheel

take it from my hand

cuz I can't do this on my own

I'm letting go

so give me one more chance

to save me from this road I'm on.

Lisa take the wheel

(And the best of them all: Bowling for Soup's song :"Life After Lisa")

I'm waking up and bakin'

Watching the parade cause todays the day I got over you

Taking out the trash and the pictures that I stashed

Of the two of us in 1992

You stole my heart when Eddie Veder was king

I gave you a foot massage, I gave you my ring

You left me for a drummer cause you said I couldn't sing

But that's ok

Cause there'll be

No more mountain climbing the rain

No more long hair clogging up the drain

No more life will never be the same
Life after Lisa is not so bad at all

I'll bet you're saying to yourself
That you'll find somebody else like me
But all I've got to say is there ain't no way
That you're getting me to say I'm sorry, not today

No more mountain climbing in the rain
No more long hair clogging up the drain
No more life will never be the same
Life after Lisa is not so bad at all

Cleaning up the house again
Listening to house of pain
Having headaches in my brain
Listening to you complain

Shopping at the mall again
I'm out of rhymes I've gotta say
Life after Lisa is not so bad at all



Well there you have it. My final goodbye to Lisa. Goodbye Lisa!