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Woke up to the beach again this morning, despite the absence of her at my side.  Stealing covers is less fun when there's no one from whom to steal.

Nevertheless, today promises donuts, beachshine (that's sunshine on the beach, duh!), & QT with Nelly (my uke) on the porch.  Life is so good.  I wish it could be summer forever.

One of our favorite games is "Would you rather?"  A few days ago, during a particularly rousing round of mini-golf, I asked:

Would you rather live a normal life or live a mostly normal life that also contains the best and worst days mankind hath ever experienced?
(This question works best if you can use your moviefone voice in the asking).

It was interesting to hear each response.  My mom, who has already lived quite a remarkable life, was wise enough to pick the normal life.  My sister in law rationalized that it would take a lot more than one good day to offset the worst day of mankind, and thus also picked the normal life.

I couldn't help but consider the Keats poem that became my life's mantra in a Keezell located Gen Ed English classroom five years ago.  It boils down to this:  Every human emotion has an equal and opposite emotion.  Every sadness increases our ability to feel happiness and vice versa.

Obviously, I picked the latter option.

Enjoy all your bests & worsts today!

"Make sure you write that I'm annoying..."

Dangit... not my most successful resolution.  Oh well, I promise to try to be better from here on out!

Current status:  One foot on the coffee table, both eyes out the window looking at the ocean.  Ah, sweet summer time.

Oops... I even started THIS post yesterday and forgot to finish it.  Beach houses mean it's time to run away.

"Do you like wet towels?  Do you?  Do you?"

I'd like to keep this one, I tell you what.

Alright, she is clearly becoming bored.  I solemnly swear to try my hardest to keep updating regularly.


Sincerely,
Lauren

I forgot to post yesterday because something beautiful showed up in my driveway holding cupcakes.

You guys understand.

Also I thought maybe I needed to lose a few pounds, so I chopped off all my hair.



New hair, new life, same girl.

How We Love

2007

2012

At my core, I am still the same girl I have always been.

Just smarter, more experienced and poorer.

I am happy here.  I have been happy to be home today. 

I just needed an adjustment period.

These "one sentence" posts are good in terms of my consistency and sticking with resolutions... but they do make things a little melodramatic.

Lighter things that happened today:

"I know I need to get a hair cut... I just get so attached to it.  You know, cause it grows on me."

"You're using Christa McAuliffe in your diverse scientist study?"

"Yes...?"

"Oh, great... tell the kids to study real hard,

pursue a career in the sciences and 

then you too can blow up in space."

TOMORROW.

(Tomorrow I get to see my heart <3>

We have fallen down again tonight, in this world it's hard to get it right...

gym, rain, babies and dogs

life's good... even when it isn't.

Making my own atmosphere of growth,

learning to be a better person,

and REALLY looking forward 

to seeing my girlfriend in two days :)

Expectation is the root of all heartache

Catching up with old friends, shopping for things I can't afford, finding out sno-cones can be "stuffed."  Williamsburg.

Sunday is a day for catching up!  I've heard from nearly everyone that matters to me today.

One of my biggest fears in leaving my beautiful life in Harrisonburg was that I'd lost my "sounding board."  Thank god for Skype, for cell phones, for text messages... for never really losing touch.

Finally getting my room together.  The best kinds of fresh starts begin with organization!

Wishlist:
1. Large, black-framed perspective photo of the Eiffel Tower.
2. New lamp
3. Cute boxes for storage

"Oh, what a rumpus!"
"I don't even know what a rumpus is!"
"Well, perhaps that's part of the problem..."

Sometimes the most exciting thing about going to bed is knowing that there's a cup of coffee waiting for me on the flip-side of this pillow.  Life's grand :)