Ash Wednesday

Today:
I'm giving up soda for Lent.
I'm going to the Ash Wednesday service at my church.
I'm going to my first meeting with the Science Club. I realize this makes me seem a little dorky, but, I'm okay with that.
I made an amazing grilled ham and cheese sandwich. Yum.
I finished the book I was reading.
I'm starting Dear John now.

and it's still early... maybe more later.

"silence is one of the great arts of conversation" -hannah more

=]

all my wishful thinking was wrong

"he's out there, she's out there.
they're just learning what to contrast you against"
-john mayer.

so, this will probably be another post void of capital letters, just because, that little shift key gets tiring to hit after a long day. ha.
anyway, not much to tell. i've been reading a lot lately. because, i heard that you should always be reading something interesting. that's what i'm doing. there is nothing like curling up in bed with a good book. especially when there is snow falling outside. big biology test tomorrow. i don't think i'm nearly as ready as i should be. thank goodness it isn't until 2.
i hope everyone had a wonderful valentine's day. i will post about that later on. i am just way too sleepy tonight.

=]

i know it's been a while, but...

there's only so much to talk about during snow days. it would bore me to read day after day about doing nothing because of being trapped in the house. so, i was trying to spare everyone.
let's see... i have a few things on my mind. and a headache from hell that's not helping.
1. i'm not overly excited about valentine's day this year.
2. it's hard to not have regrets when you feel like you should. especially over the bad things you knew you shouldn't be doing, but, you did anyway.
3. i can't wait until spring break. in one week, i'll be trying to fit in just about everything i love. we'll see if i can do that.
4. i miss my old friends. all of them. the middle school ones. the high school ones. the boys that always have your back. it's so hard finding good friends like those.
5. i am loving skype-ing with lots of people these days.
6. i love reading before bed. especially a great book like the one i'm reading now.
7. it's freaking cold outside these days. global warming what?
8. good music can chase the blues away. usually.
9. i'm hoping to finally get back to church on sunday. hopefully the weather will cooperate. then, it's fat tuesday, ash wednesday and lent. i'm so excited about all of this. except, i may miss the next sunday service due to some surprising things...
10. i am so thankful for everything these days.

"get right to the heart of matters, it's the heart that matters more..."

-until next time.

p.s. sorry i didn't capitalize everything. i just wasn't feeling the shift key.

So Gangster, I'm So Thug

I'm a little upset that I didn't do this yesterday. It wasn't like I didn't think about it. I did, I just got distracted.
Let's see what's happened so far today...
I got up, got ready, went outside & shoveled the snow around my car, then did the sidewalk and the walkway. What a therapeutic, productive work-out. When I got back home from the daily grind, I talked on Skype to one of my oldest and best friends, Courtney. She literally had me laughing until I cried. It was amazing. Oh, and I found out that during spring break, I'll be staying about two blocks away from where the first boy who really broke my heart is now working. So, that has me a little bit stressed. Hopefully, and in all probability, we won't see one another. But, then there's the little part of me that really wants to see him, and ask him things. I don't ever want to be mean to someone, but, I certainly don't want to be treated like I was either. But, spring break should be a pretty positive time. I'm rather excited otherwise.
Oh, and my friend W shipped out to Korea today for a year. Pray for him? Also, Courtney's husband is in the Navy and is currently out at sea in a submarine. Send some prayers his way, too.
Up next for the evening... dinner, jeopardy, american idol, then working out for a while. I'm glad I'm sticking with it. I'm super sore now, but, I know the pain is so worth it. Oh, yeah, and studying the bones in the human anatomy for tests next week. Yikes!
I hope whoever is reading this has had a good day.
=]
-until next time

I Just Haven't Met You Yet

I'm entirely addicted to this Michael Buble` song. It's just wonderful. It gives me so much hope. And these days, hope is hard to come by.
So, everyone has that single friend who they try to set up but, they're too picky and nothing ever works out.
Well, let me tell you a bit about what it's like to be that girl.
And how to overcome feeling sorry for yourself & learn to love the single life & how your friends can make things work better for you.
So, let's talk about set ups. No matter how good your intentions are, setting up your single friend to go on a double date, or worse a blind date is just not a good idea. Things tend to be super awkward, and forced, and the pressure is just unbearable. It's nice that you want to do that, but, maybe a better approach would be to invite both people to a large group setting and just see what happens from there.
Third wheel situations are no fun either. And, if you invite me out, and I say no, let's just leave it at that. No need to go into the whole "I'll be a third wheel" with the inevitable reply of "no, you won't" because, let's face it. I will. Personally, I think it's way more fun to just do a girls night. which brings me to:
Going out with your single friend. Some basic guidelines: don't talk about your boyfriend all night, it's really off-putting and just frankly annoying; don't talk TO your boyfriend all night, texting, calling, what have you, it's just another way for your single friend to feel like the third wheel.

Okay, now, how am I so okay with being single?
When you're single, you tend to be far more productive, focused on your own goals, you don't have to fight over what to watch on tv when you're just chilling out, you always get your favorite take-out, you can go in single rider lines at theme parks and cut all the paired up people. You've really got it made.
And, I've come to terms that I've got high standards and I haven't met the right person yet. I'm okay with waiting. Because I know that God has made me someone so wonderful, and I'm guessing he's holding on to him for me because I'm not ready for him yet. But, I know what whenever I do fall in love, it will be with someone totally amazing. And way way worth it.
And then all the double dates will begin. =]

So, listen to the words in the song, watch the adorable video, gawk at the hotness that is Michael Buble` and keep on loving.