Thinking of

Being away from home has caused me to start thinking. "What's wrong?...You're not singing...oh, i'm not, I was thinking...Thinking?" Thinking about people back home. My younger days, not that I've been gone long...I'm probably still in them. I see people on campus that remind me of someone else all the time. To name a few....Alex, Carlotta, David, Lyle. I actually got really excited when I thought I saw Carlotta, but then realized it wasn't her because she is 5605.186 miles away, exactly. Well then I got really sad, wanting to cry. But we Skype, so that makes life better. 




It's sad that I sometimes can't see how good something is until it's gone. I wish somehow I could change my perspective when I'm in the moment, see how good life really is before it changes. I'm thankful my dad knows how to do that, and always reminds me to see the good in life. If it's difficult, I just need to remind myself that I must be growing. Enjoy today, I am lucky, I'm here right now. Look to the future, but enjoy every moment in the present. 

"I would live here with the pictures still up"

Brownies and Popcorn. Sunday tradition at home. Dad makes the most delicious popcorn. It tastes way better than any store bought microwavable bag. That, and Ghirardelli brownies. 

It's reassuring that there is always something to depend on in the world when I get on the computer. Pretty much every time. Skype. One or the other is online, and the little orange box pops up letting me know who it is. Within 3-5 minutes, the other is online as well. Just something to depend on. I like it, even if they don't know it. 


Tate.  I love that little boy with my whole heart times infinity. Can't get enough of him. His name means cheerful, and that is exactly what he is. Sometimes he just starts laughing. There is nothing really funny around him, but he keeps laughing because he likes to hear himself laugh, I'm sure of it, and that's okay because everyone else starts laughing too. What a doll.