on nerves and friendship

in the past year, i’ve made drastic life-changes including: a new dream and goals, marriage, moving halfway across the country, and adjustment to navy life. today, though, my stomach is all in knots and my brain is frazzled because i’m working on an application for a job that i.really.want. today, despite the nerves and still-unsettled-ness [...]

Life Observation 3: Travel Hurts

So, I’ve traveled quite a bit.  Not as extensively as some of my friends (ahem, Joshy).  But quite a bit.  I love to travel, to see new places and experience different cultures. The problem with that is: it hurts.  I’ve left my heart in many places throughout the world.  Especially in South Africa.  My time [...]

Life Observation 1: Friend Potential

I’d say that I have friend potential.  Sure, you have to get past my initial shyness and awkwardness, trudge your way through the many quirks and oddities that comprise my personality, and then you have to come to terms that I love my friends intensely.  You might say this is true of everyone.  Fair enough. [...]

Rainy day lessons

For what they’re worth, here are some lessons I learned today… lessons I think would be good for everyone to learn or remember on rainy days (and on plenty others, too): Don’t underestimate things.  Big things.  Like rainclouds.  You’ll end up getting soaked. Spend a bit of extra time doing something you love to do [...]

Evaporation?

I kinda feel like a bit of my brain juices have evaporated. Yes, I said “brain juices.” I am all but positive that it is a direct effect of too much time spent in a car by myself. Seems logical, at this point. Too logical? More than that, though, I’ve been loving my new apartment. [...]