Spring Break

I spent Spring Break in Los Angeles & Vegas.  It was wonderful, restful, & filled with good moments.  I spent it with new & old friends, in the sun, eating a lot, reading, & in the car... a lot.  So to the people who helped me fill in my Spring Break, infinite thanks! 

It was what I needed:)

Venice. 

Looking out from inside.

Venice Beach. 

I bet he's been on a lot of adventures in his long life. 

He's retired now & likes to take long walks on the beach.

He seemed like a George to me.

Santa Monica Pier. 

Beautiful Day.

Mt. Shasta.  

Road to North.

Las Vegas. 

It was windy this night but was welcomed brightly. 

New York New York. 

I got lucky on this shot; images were going very quickly. 

It was a Spring Break Escape.

MGM. RAWR. 

I have this theory, that because his exterior is some sort of bronze metal

that his heart is actually made out of gold.

I bet he's actually a sweetheart stuck in a city of sinners. 

The Cupcakery Goodness. 

We celebrated a friend's birthday! 

Parking Lot Night. 

We got bubble tea, sat out in a parking lot, took pictures, & laughed. a lot. 

4AM. 

We played Cranium, sculpted & laughed.

April Fool's Day

There are too many things to write about that I'm feeling a little overwhelmed about all the possibilities. I'm actually just feeling overwhelmed. Completely. 

It's snowing in Seattle...

So much for "April showers bring May flowers."

April snow brings May glow...?

I was never a poet.

But so you come out of this with a little bit of something, here is a picture of our April Fool's prank on our supervisor

dixie cups filled with water & 

saran wrapping her computer & office entrance

This Type of Love

This type of love doesn't sound so bad..

a not bad at all type of love..

Making my bed

For the past two years, I have been sleeping on an air mattress. There are several reasons for this.

One of the reasons is that I kept thinking I was only staying at my apartment temporarily, the concept of two years didn't seem like such a long time.
Two years ago this time, I was a sophomore, working at WPC, and training for a half-marathon. I was in the dorms. I had long hair.
Now, I am a senior, working at Public Health & for JumpStart, and should be training for a half-marathon. I am in an apartment. I have short hair.

Two years is quite a while...

Buying a mattress is an investment. It's a commitment.
I think of a mattress the same way I think of a home. It's a place I want to look forward to going to where I can find warmth and comfort. It's a safe place, a haven. It's a place I can cry and laugh. I grow an attachment to it. I care for it and long for it. I can make memories in it. Sharing is at my discretion and I am extremely careful about it. It is mine.

So, my goal for this year:
I will buy myself a mattress.

Spelling

R. sent me a Bumper Sticker on Facebook & it said this:

Piglet: how do you spell love?

Pooh: you don't spell it. you feel it

My mom just texted me:

You know when you talk from your heart.. 

You deliver good words of wisdom..

My mom is definitely crazy but 

She is one of the most beautiful women I know.

Feelings

I am a thinker. It is not uncommon for me to appear emotionally detached or indifferent. Most of my decisions are based off of logic and rationale. I almost envy people who say, "It just feels right." I always say, "It's the right thing to do based on a. b. & c." I find myself going through the list of moods in MySpace and never putting anything because I don't know. While it's not particularly bad, it's not particularly good either. 

They teach you feelings in preschool. Maybe it's because I didn't go to preschool  that I missed out on all that.

So, I am going to teach myself emotions. 

Today, I feel sick. 

You are invisible.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

I can find exactly what I need when I stop looking for it.

example:

I am beautiful; 

I need to stop looking for reasons why that's so.

It isn't a resolution.

It's a lifetime learning process.

I want to learn to love more and better.