An incomplete list of things that excite, confuse, or scare me about living in the city after being a mountain hermit for some years

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  1. Curb side trash pickup. This is possibly the most exciting thing ever. Today was trash day!
  2. Grocery stores. They exist! They're sorta everywhere. There's one like 2 minutes from my house!
  3. Shoe stores. Omg and there are so many shoes in them and they aren't just workboots or hiking boots.
  4. Optometrists. I went to the eye doctor for the first time in like 8 years, because there is one right next to the office.
  5. Small things! They're everywhere. They're kinda scary? They came to my door a bunch last night: image-1478055050710.38.08 PM.png
  6. Tiny fluffy things. @Jake has a tiny thing that I was worried my cats would eat. It wouldn't even make a decent sized snack for a bear. I'm much more used to big doggos that are used for pulling sleds or something.
  7. The stove and oven in my house. I'm afraid of them and still haven't used them even though I've lived here for like three weeks. They're not even gas, and yes I realize how stupid and ridiculous this is. But what if my house magically blows up????
  8. People are very particular that the freeway is called a freeway, not an expressway or a highway. This is very confusing and I think probably dumb and or pedantic!
  9. Pizza delivery. It exists! I can have a PIZZA delivered to my motherfucking HOUSE, y'all. I almost hugged the pizza guy the first time he came here. I thanked him a ton and he welcomed me to the city and said it was a great neighbourhood. We're basically besties now even though we only met the once.

I feel like @weffey can probably help add onto this list of bizarre things I've been unreasonably excited, confused, or afraid of since moving here. But this is all I can think of for now.