the mall
so now that i live in new jersey most of the year i think i might take some things for granted. for instance the amount i drive, in new jersey if i want to go to the mall it is 36 miles away off the garden state parkway, so i plan a trip to the mall and usually go along with a friend. in california if i want to have lunch with a friend i drive 20 miles in traffic and i dont even think twice about it, i hop on the 405 freeway and then hop off as if it were nothing. i think it is because i am used to the 405 and the congestion, so it doesnt seem like i am going that far. But when i go to the mall in new jersey it seems llike forever because it is wide open spaces and there is no traffic. this may seem wierd but now that i have been back and have sat in traffic numerous times it makes me think that having the mall 36 miles away and being able to see beautiful marsh land and ocean sunsets while i drive up or back is something i now appreciate rather then loathe. i will now look forward to my trips to the mall. (but i am still going to try to keep them to a minimum)
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