Yay! I'm 21!

It's my birthday!

Not for much longer, but it was good while it lasted!

The festivities began with a shot of Tequila at midnight (ridiculous!), and the day dawned bright and sunny, without snow!, which I loved a LOT!

There was Patient Appreciation Day at the chiropractor's where food was served and decorations were put up (Kayla said it was because they knew it was my birthday, but just gave it a general title so as not to offend other patients).

There were lots of hilarious and touching messages from friends and family: People from all over the world sent their love! I even got to talk with Chrissy in South Africa, and got an email from a friend in India!

I got to nap in front of a warm fire at the Chapel (unintentional, but wonderful nonetheless).

Jones and Kayla and I went out to Pedro's for dinner. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my ID. Yes, folks, I finally get to use an ID, and nope, don't have it. Well, the waitress rocked and brought me a margarita anyway. (It had nothing on the chips and guac, though.)

All in all, it was a normal day. There were classes and papers (still unwritten) and those damn Asian Beatles (seriously infesting my room again?!) but really, it was nice. It was nice to just relax and bask in the love of friends and family. Thanks to everyone who sent birthday wishes - I'm thankful for you, and for the wonderful years of the past, and I'm looking forward to another good year ahead!

Enough with the "AHHHH"'s

In the past few weeks, I've had enough scream-inducing phone calls to last me a few years.

First, I find out Tracy's wedding had been moved, because Doug is being deployed. Scream 1.

Then, I find out Laura, a good friend from high school, got engaged. Scream 2.

Then, I find out my big sister and brother-in-law are pregnant. BIG Scream 3.

I'm really trying to let these things not consume ME too much, because they're not about ME. They're amazing things that are happening to other people. But when your best friend gets married and you find out your sister is pregnant on the same day, it'll freak you out a bit. As much as these things are about other people, they have effects on my life as well. What will it be like to have a baby gurgling around at home? To have Tracy at a totally different stage in her life? Lately, people just seem to be getting up and moving out and moving on ... and it's just weird to have the world moving so fast around me. I'm not really sure how to "process" it all.

When did things start changing so quickly?

Super (Tired) Tuesday

So, I haven't updated in a long time. And mostly it's because I a) Don't have time and b) Am too exhausted when I do. Tonight, I am battling situations a and b, which doesn't even make sense because they are contradictory statements.

I am so excited to go home and temporarily suspend my perpetual state of anxiety by sitting on the couch, playing with Izzy, watching Amazing Race, eating gobs of birthday cake, and celebrating with my family. SO EXCITED.

And, Spring Break is in like a month. Which is great. I've never been more pumped.

In other news, I've recently developed a habit of compulsively checking flight prices when I have a brain fart from writing. I guess it's better than compulsively checking Facebook, but it's a helluva lot more expensive ...

In other Other news, I have decided to write a senior thesis, if I can get some easily influenced professor to be my adviser. This is actually rather tricky, as I have not "schmoozed" professors as a good college kid should. We'll see how it goes.

And that should just about fill you in on my life. There is nothing new to report aside from the fact that I am now well-versed in Chaucer, Wordsworth, Keats, Coleridge, Beowulf, child psychology, and the book of Exodus.

I must go now, so that I may memorize the first 20 lines of the Canterbury Tales in order to recite them. Seriously, have YOU ever memorized Olde English? I swear, it's not even a language.