Hello March!

Despite this wet, cold weather on {SPRING BREAK}, today was simply a wonderful day! First of all, I had an appointment at the day spa. We'll just call it the day spa so that you'll be thinking I went and got something fancy like a facial (when I actually went to get my eyebrows waxed...oops!). Then I went up to the coffee shop where my roommate works. You might think that since we're roommates that we see each other all the time. Not the case, my friend, not the case. We are both so busy and on different schedules that this was the first time in a long time that we have just gotten to chill out together. It was so relaxing to be cozy inside with a hot coffee when it's so bitter and cold outside. :) After that, I got to eat lunch with my mom! Yum! Finally, I got to go hang out with one of my clients/friends for a little while. Yay! All in all, a superb day.

P.S. I got this new devotional book called "The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible." It's so great! Instead of just being a devotional book with random inspirational thoughts, it takes you in depth in a Bible story each week. I love it! Check it out!

Word Nonsense

Get ready for exciting news! I ran five miles today and got to go to Starbucks to read and journal for a couple of hours!! Ahh...the joys of Christmas break. I'd like to shake the hand of the man who advocated a month long vacation from college because of Christmas. Genius guy, really.

So, on the topic of geniuses, I feel that I must admit something. I was trying to come up with the word "advocated" to use in that last paragraph, but couldn't think of it, and the word "propagated" hit my brain first. I figured it meant what I wanted it to mean, but decided to look it up on Merriam-Webster just in case. Good thing, haha. If you don't know what propagated means, you should look it up before you ever try to use it as a synonym for "advocated." :)

Today at Starbucks, I got to read my Donald Miller book Searching for God knows What and he apparently likes to throw in big words sometimes. I've dedicated a page of my journal to the big words Don uses (Yes, in case you were wondering, we are on first name basis here), and it's been so much fun to learn new words like pariah and anonymity. I always feel so much smarter when I'm learning new words or reading poetry or classic literature. 

Wedding photos to come...

Song of the day: 1963 by Rachel Yamagata

The shortest post ever about reading

Still waiting on the delivery of my mac...oh the building excitement!

I love to read. And do you want to know something exciting? I've gotten to just sit and read the past two nights. Christmas break, at home, with the parents, with not much to do = wonderful time to feel legit about spending two evenings reading. And do you want to know something else exciting? I got a new book tonight! Only one chapter in and I can already recommend it to you. Yes, it is that good. Searching for God Knows What by Donald Miller. I am super stoked about reading it!

And I started/finished all my Christmas shopping today. Deuce.

Go to the Library! Make your dreams come true! And buy a mac!

Man, the last bit of yesterday was so good. As soon as I got off work, I randomly stopped by the library and got two exciting books! First, "French Women Don't Get Fat" which I've heard great things about and have been dying to read; and second, "The Ballet Companion." I've never read a hardcore ballet book before and this one is like a textbook! It is SO informative...I've danced for years and never knew some of the stuff they have in there! Anyway, I've already read a third of it which is impressive considering it's huge. Today I'm planning on devoting a significant amount of time to "French Women..." Yay! The library is great. I walked out being so excited that I had new reads and it was totally FREE! Can you tell I'm excited? :)

I'm also really excited because this whole photography thing seems to be going well...really well. It's fun to be at the very tippy edge of pursuing it. I got to talk to my aunt yesterday who is a photographer and she was so encouraging and helpful! I'm trying to get an internship lined up shortly and am saving for the equipment I need. Haha, it is all so crazy expensive! I'm actually thinking of buying a macBook Pro...but not just because of photography (although it will be amazing for it!). I've always wanted one, my compy is gettin up in age, and a laptop would be really nice.

In all reality, the mac thing probably won't happen, but that's what's fun right now- checking out what is possible. And, call me crazy, but I really like trying to fit things into a tight budget...it's a challenge or something.

I also had a lovely late night of tweaking photos, watching Remember the Titans, and just generally rattling around in my clean house last night til Meg got home at 4 AM. She's home from Switzerland! I'm so glad!!

A Little Nervous...

There's always this huge pressure to be hilarious and witty when writing your first blog entry so that everyone will come back and read regularly. It just makes me nervous! Even when I start new journals, I get all nervous. I usually end up writing something great about how the journal smells or what volume it is or what the paper texture feels like. It's a real party.

Well, since computers smell like plastic and keyboards don't really have any outstanding texture, I'm only left to discuss what volume this is. And (obviously) it's number ONE! This is my first online blog ever! I've journaled since 7th grade or something and used to say I was going to publish them when I got old enough, because I thought they were ravingly funny. Is ravingly even a word? Hm...

Here are the exciting events of my day so far!
1. My nectarine was bad...it tasted like poop. I was severely disappointed.
2. I got to work on some camp stuff...the more I work on it, the more I realize I really am passionate about what I have to talk about, and that the Lord will speak through me. But I also realize how easily I get off track and start worrying about what I'm going to wear instead...weird.
3. Worked out a little at work! Whoo! My goal is to have my splits by the end of summer. I've put off getting my splits for um 15 years too long, so it's about time.
4. Found this blog thing and decided to go for it!
5. There is a rubber duck on my desk...not sure how it got there.
6. Am now just sitting here, writing, trying to entertain you and myself. It's working! At least on my part...I'm easily entertained. Why, I'm just having the time of my life!

By the way, ravingly is a word...dictionary.com. It's wonderful.

Hey, in case you are looking for a great book to read, try "Through Painted Deserts" by Donald Miller. It is amazing! And hysterical. And insightful. And just unique. Read it.

Ok, I'm off for now, probably to tweak my templates or something else fun.

Love to all!