This reminds me of home

There are certain smells that just make you think of different things. like my deoderant that i'm using right now until i make my own reminds me of my first trip to mexico. we stayed at this little 3-star hotel on cozumel and i developed a crush on a canadian girl who i then tried to keep in touch with. tragedy struck when her return address was no good on the third letter. i even called the canadian postal service trying to find her real address to no avail.

we'll just say that sometimes i follow through.

overall it wasn't the best experience. Still, there's a certain smell to buildings in mexico, too, that slightly musty smell of salt-air that's worked its way into the plaster and beams. everything smells like the sea mixed with a touch of mouldering leaves. it's one of the most earthy smells i know of. simple, clean, earthy and fabulous. like the smell of your shoes when you're hiking. Then there's delicate freesia from bed bath and beyond. that smell means sara. if i ever smell it, and i pick up even the faintest hint, i get all nostalgic. so when i remember my house here i remember the smell of dust on wood and the faint smell of baked breads. sara's house smells like dog, lol, and moisture. i love that smell. the other morning when i was walking to work you could smell that there were clouds out there in the dark sky of morning. your nose is AWESOME is the moral of this post. i'm going to go be nostalgic now.