Drugs- bad.
Alcohol- bad in excess. Wine doesn't count.
"Never drink to feel better; drink to feel even better!"
Day -03 Your view on drugs and alcohol.
Drugs- bad.
Alcohol- bad in excess. Wine doesn't count.
Drugs- bad.
Alcohol- bad in excess. Wine doesn't count.
"Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man."
Day 02- Where you'd like to be in 10 years.
In 10 years I'd like to be a mom. I have thought a lot about this question before and I think it's important for anyone to do. If you don't know where you want to be in 10 years then how to you know what to work towards today? That being said, how exactly does one work towards being a mom? (Yea yea, very mature.) In all seriousness though, I would be thrilled to have a job I love and being famous or really rich would also be fantastic but when I think about my future the most integral part of it for me is family. In the meantime, I can work towards being the kind of person my future kids can look up to. I can make decisions I'm comfortable explaining to them one day. I can set an example for them and I can marry someone I'd be proud to have them emulate. I can try to be a good Christian every day. I can read the bible, go to church and continue to learn as much as I can now so I can answer their questions later. And of course, I can obsess over what I'll name them.
In 10 years I'd like to be a mom. I have thought a lot about this question before and I think it's important for anyone to do. If you don't know where you want to be in 10 years then how to you know what to work towards today? That being said, how exactly does one work towards being a mom? (Yea yea, very mature.) In all seriousness though, I would be thrilled to have a job I love and being famous or really rich would also be fantastic but when I think about my future the most integral part of it for me is family. In the meantime, I can work towards being the kind of person my future kids can look up to. I can make decisions I'm comfortable explaining to them one day. I can set an example for them and I can marry someone I'd be proud to have them emulate. I can try to be a good Christian every day. I can read the bible, go to church and continue to learn as much as I can now so I can answer their questions later. And of course, I can obsess over what I'll name them.
"Sometimes the good stuff doesn't make sense"
Hooray! I have found blog inspiration. Aka I found a picture on pinterest that tells me what to talk about for the next 30 days. No promises that I will do this everyday but I do plan on going through all 30. I may do a few at once every few days. We'll see. I'm also fairly certain that no one reads this anymore because I suck at it but in that case I'll be less worried about what you'll think. Since you are just a pretend reader in my mind. So here it is:
Day 01- Your current relationship, if single discuss how single life is.
So I take this to mean that if I'm not single I should not discuss it and no one cares. BUT GUESS WHAT? It's my blog and Imma do what I want.
I am in a relationship that makes me happy everyday. I find myself becoming a better, more selfless person because of it. He is kind, patient and understanding. He also drives me nuts and sometimes I want to throw him out the window but I think that's because he makes me crazy in a really good way. I am a planner and being in this relationship is forcing me to be okay with not knowing and I do think I'm getting there. The closer we get the more I learn about myself and oddly the more independent I feel. Also, he's really good lookin.
Day 01- Your current relationship, if single discuss how single life is.
So I take this to mean that if I'm not single I should not discuss it and no one cares. BUT GUESS WHAT? It's my blog and Imma do what I want.
I am in a relationship that makes me happy everyday. I find myself becoming a better, more selfless person because of it. He is kind, patient and understanding. He also drives me nuts and sometimes I want to throw him out the window but I think that's because he makes me crazy in a really good way. I am a planner and being in this relationship is forcing me to be okay with not knowing and I do think I'm getting there. The closer we get the more I learn about myself and oddly the more independent I feel. Also, he's really good lookin.
"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way."
Anyone still there? I read something on twitter the other day that made me laugh. It was something along the lines of "90% of blog posts start with an apology about not blogging awhile." Heh.
But I think I might be slightly better now and here's why. I've started a journal. It seems like this would be counter productive to blogging however I'm convinced it shant. You see, I've struggled with blogging because I don't think I could exactly define my purpose. Was I blogging to get my thoughts out? Was I blogging to update my family on my whereabouts? To figure out mah lyfeee? I had no idea. And quite frankly...I still don't. However I think I have at least eliminated the attempt to use it as some sort of catharsis. For awhile I think I was trying to but I was also constantly assessing everything due to the reality that Heaven only knows who was reading it and even when I just assumed I knew everyone that was reading it I was pretty sure they didn't care. Or would be wildly offended. So anyway... Here's a photo update of what I've been up to in no particular order. (AKA- the order my computer picks.)
But I think I might be slightly better now and here's why. I've started a journal. It seems like this would be counter productive to blogging however I'm convinced it shant. You see, I've struggled with blogging because I don't think I could exactly define my purpose. Was I blogging to get my thoughts out? Was I blogging to update my family on my whereabouts? To figure out mah lyfeee? I had no idea. And quite frankly...I still don't. However I think I have at least eliminated the attempt to use it as some sort of catharsis. For awhile I think I was trying to but I was also constantly assessing everything due to the reality that Heaven only knows who was reading it and even when I just assumed I knew everyone that was reading it I was pretty sure they didn't care. Or would be wildly offended. So anyway... Here's a photo update of what I've been up to in no particular order. (AKA- the order my computer picks.)
NYC!
Concert at the Hatch Shell (Panera picnic included)
Moved to Newton and gained Kipper, one of the best dogs ever.
Had an AMAZING visit home.
Michelley came to visit!
Went to Six Flags...where we didn't take many pictures.
Hiking on Spectacle Island
Exploring George's Island
More adventures to come when I upload them!
"Learn not only to find what you like, learn to like what you find."
I'm not on my computer at the moment and thus have no access to my pictures but I assure you all that a recap of Michelle's visit is forthcoming sometime before Easter. In the meantime I thought I'd recap the second half of my list since I'm A.D.D. (I'm realizing now how improper the grammar of that is. It's like saying I'm schizophrenia.) and clearly can't focus on any one topic for more than one blog. So here we go.
6. Read more.
6. Read more.
- It's going pretty well! I wouldn't say I've been voracious about it but I'm averaging about a book every three weeks which is FAR more than I'd been doing. The three I've completed so far are:
- Bossy Pants by Tina Fey-HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND. HILARIOUS!
- One Day by David Nicholls- there's a movie about this now with Anne Hathaway...don't really care to see it because I really didn't care for the book.
- Are You There, Vodka? It's Me Chelsea. by Chelsea Handler- pretty funny but not as good as Bossy Pants.
- Right now I'm reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett which is really good so far. Hopefully I'll finish it soon then convince someone to go see the movie with me.
- I imagine my previous blog acknowledges that I'm doing a fairly decent job of this. I will admit that the past 3 days or so have been the worst in the last few weeks thanks to crazy schedules, a trip to New York and a fun little 24-hour flu of sorts but by tomorrow that should be back on track!
- I am really proud of myself on this one to be honest. Excluding rush-hour traffic, of course. Realistically, I definitely have some crappy days where I over-think, dwell too much or just get frustrated but I really think my perspective in the last few months has changed drastically. Little things bother me a lot less than they used to and I find my happiness tends to be much less related to other people's opinions than it once was. I imagine knowing there are some seriously unfavorable opinions about me may have forced me to get to that place but I think what it really taught me was that there are people who know me and know my heart and they always have. Maybe I thought more people did than was actually the case but it is what it is. Life is way too short.
- I have sucked royally. Like...beyond royally. Here are my excuses:
- I live in Boston so there are an infinite amount of restaurants that must be tried.
- Kyle's roommate, Chris, and occasionally Kyle, make delicious food! Plus I happen to enjoy sitting on the couch blogging while watching them be this cute in the kitchen:
Chris explaining how to brown hamburger.
10. Have patience.
- I really don't remember what I was referring to when I said this. So...I'm counting it as a smashing success.
“Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.”
I interrupt this recap of visits to announce my latest bout of inspiration. I signed up for a 10k. For the record, I am in absolutely no condition to run a 10k right now but I am hoping that in the next 6 weeks I will be. The race is on October 16th and it's along the river in Boston. I have been told that the weather will be nice by Mister "I-can-apparently-predict-the-weather-slash-I-will-tell-you-whatever-you-want-to-hear-if-it-will-get-you-to-sign-up-and-run-this-with-me." For the record, he also goes by "I-just-ran-a-marathon." He has a lot of names. He also goes by Kyle but I anticipate I'll just address him as "SLOW DOWN" for the next 6 weeks. I did warn him today that there is a certain point every time I run where I literally hate the world so hopefully I won't lash out...Another big concern is that apparently training for a 10k also means we can't get ice cream virtually every day so we'll see how I deal with that.
Anyway, I am actually excited about it. I have been fairly lazy lately so this should help. I also have this T-shirt from high school cross country that says "Yes...I run for fun" and I'd like to get somewhere near a point where I'm not embarrassed to wear it taking out the garbage.
I'm telling all of you about this race so hopefully you will ask me about it for the next month or so. That way I'll keep up with it because I'll be too embarrassed to tell you I quit. Dad, I'm going to ask you to run with me when I'm home in a few weeks!
I'm telling all of you about this race so hopefully you will ask me about it for the next month or so. That way I'll keep up with it because I'll be too embarrassed to tell you I quit. Dad, I'm going to ask you to run with me when I'm home in a few weeks!
"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."
Hey buddies...you still there?
Sorry for the crazy delay. Working is hard. I've also had some of my favorite people taking up my free time lately which I can't say I mind! Kyle finally showed up a few weeks ago, Becca and Ethan came to visit two weekends ago and Michelle and I payed tribute to 2009 last weekend. So I will try to start filling you in on what I've been up to!
We picked Becca and Ethan up Friday morning and after dropping off Ethan's sensible duffle bag and Becca's unnecessarily massive suitcase we walked through Harvard Yard and headed into the city.
Sorry for the crazy delay. Working is hard. I've also had some of my favorite people taking up my free time lately which I can't say I mind! Kyle finally showed up a few weeks ago, Becca and Ethan came to visit two weekends ago and Michelle and I payed tribute to 2009 last weekend. So I will try to start filling you in on what I've been up to!
We picked Becca and Ethan up Friday morning and after dropping off Ethan's sensible duffle bag and Becca's unnecessarily massive suitcase we walked through Harvard Yard and headed into the city.
You're my person.
We headed to Faneuil Hall where we ate at Dick's Last Resort which was so much fun! It's sort of like a slightly raunchier Ed Debevic's. Then we headed to the pier to see some Boston sights before going back to my place where Becca and Ethan passed out for awhile.
That night we took the midwesterners to Cheers which brings the tally of times Kyle and I have been their to 14 billion which I am not complaining about because I will eat that Bacon Blue Burger every day of forever. Afterwards we walked through Boston Common which is one of my favorite places in Boston. I definitely want to spend more time there! There's also a place called frog pond there that you can wade in but I've yet to be there during "wading" hours which are something like 11:00-11:03.
Wildly inappropriate statue.
Saturday we headed to the Cape!
We staying in Hyannis which is sort of near "the elbow."
We had such a great time here. It was honestly a lot like the little lake towns in Michigan. Lots of ice cream, cute little shops and beaches. Major differences being the amount of seafood and the amount of sea.
Playing catch on the beach. The beaches here are SO rocky/seashelly. It's annoying.
Really nasty sea critter of some sort that Becca and Ethan found. We later saw this in a gift shop so apparently we did not discover a new species-
Why anyone would ever want this is beyond me.
"The best thing about having a sister is that I always have a friend."
The worst part about the Cape was the traffic. The way back was particularly awful. It was supposed to take about an hour and a half and ended up being closer to 4 hours. I wouldn't go back just for a night strictly because it wasn't worth the travel time. Luckily we did get back in time to do the sunset cruise in the city which was actually really awesome. It was crazy foggy which made the city look really cool but I'd like to go back when we could see a little better.
Afterwards the boys had their final lobsters of the weekend at Tia's. We decided on a whim to go see if we could get any late tickets to the Red Sox/Yankees game. Unfortunately we were too late but Becca and Ethan still got to see Fenway and we made it back to pinkberry just before they closed which was a delightful ending to one of the best weekends ever.
Lobstah!
Shrimp!
Aaaaand corn.
The giant Citgo sign by Fenway
Mmmmmm.
Come back soon you two.
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