it's drawing near...

spring break.
i need it.

you know, i'm actually more excited about it than i can express. this weather has left me feeling so tired and quiet the past few days, at this point any glimpse of the sun would be quite pleasant. this weekend was a nice treat, though. saturday i got to feel completely free for the first time in a while. it was such a treat. my friend from earth fare, sarah, (and how cool to still have friends from work!) and i randomly decided to journey to the atl for the day and shop...literally until we dropped. it was wonderful. i feel that i am so conservative with my money and always complaining about it. it has such a strong hold on me! am i poor? no. starving? no. do i spend money? nope. it felt good to go treat myself to things that i would never do on a regular basis. i wasn't worried about money and it felt so good. oh, and don't worry, i'm not broke now or anything...

sunday proved to be a freeing day as well. geeze, i guess i just really needed this weekend. i woke up feeling productive and accomplished little things here and there for a few hours then decided to sit on my front stoop and soak up the sun. it felt marvelous. this is why i am so anxiously anticipating the beach. feeling the sun being absorbed into every pore, waking them up from their long winter's nap. it's bliss.

not wanting to waste any of the day's beauty, i decided to find something to do. corbin beat me to it and we decided to study outside on campus. people are weird on these days in the ampitheatre... we didn't stay long and rode his motorcycle around. not knowing how to fill the rest of our day, he decided that i was ready. for what you ask? to have a lesson... on how to drive his bike. bah! it sounded crazy to me, but if he wanted to do it, then by all means count me in. that thing is scarier than it looks, by the way. it's heavy and is FAST. well, long story short, after a few passes around the parking lot in first gear with my hand never leaving the clutch, i drove on a back road and was able to put it in second gear! not going to lie, i felt a bit cool after that... well, until the battery died and taylor had to rescue us. minor detail.

this week school is going to kick my fanny. yep, fanny.
oh spring break... hurry up si vous plait!

come back to me

Much like Ethan, I am having serious withdraws from the sunlight. This lack of sun and knowledge that when I open the front door I will be slapped in the face with a winter chill makes it very difficult to get out from under my covers. Yesterday at approximately 8:43 am I was walking to class. 20 degrees. Lots of snow. If I breathed through my nose, my sinuses would instantly be attacked by a clump of snowflakes. If I breathed through my mouth, I would instead choke on these piercing flakes. The only part of my painful walk that I enjoyed was when several snowflakes landed on my eyelashes. I guess now I know what Julie Andrews was singing about in The Sound of Music...

Really, the point of all of this is to ask why, why sun will you not come and save me from this dismal weather?! I need warmth and some blue sky!!




Also, I'm frustrated in LOST. Oh well, at least I have the Office and 30 Rock to relieve my spirits tonight.

Found

Get it? Because LOST comes on tonight...wah waah.

So, today I was again forced to feel like a girl at a middle school dance. Beginning ice skating class. Yes, I have white skates on, I know, and yes I did skate, thanks. The complete awkwardness. "Guys, place your hand on the girl's hip with your right hand and hold her left arm out." This is how you get to meet random people. Standing in a line on the ice waiting for a guy to come up and introduce himself as he awkwardly places his right hand on your butt, and not on your hip. It's great, really it is...

Nevertheless, I am so content right now I feel that I am bursting at the seams. One exam over, another one about to get out of the way. No feeling of stress. Feeling stronger...in mind and body. Content. SNOW. I mean, seriously, there's really nothing to complain about. We live in such an amazing world.

"Sometimes..there's so much beauty in the world...I feel as if I can't take it."