In Light of Recent Events..

The blood of Thursday night has been washed away by night after night of coffee. Nothing stained, no marks or scars left like usual. It's quite a different situation than normal.
Starbucks has sort of become a haven for discussion over things not usually easy to talk about. But it makes things much easier for some reason.
We step out of the Cinemark, after an amazing Youth In Revolt, and sprint to the car. The decision to go for hot drinks is inevitable - why else would I have gotten a fifty dollar gift card to the caffine capital of the world? But sitting down in front of a steaming skinny vanilla late and a beautifully frosted vanilla bean cupcake seems to pull the truth out of me. My ex-boyfriend is so typical in what he gets..but I don't mind. A big chocolate chunk brownie and peppermint late doesn't miff me at all.
It's just extremely nice to have someone to talk to that doesn't shoot straight to judgement. He kind of analyzes, and then in his boyish way, makes a trite remark or something that gives me a ticket to punch him in the shoulder or laugh out loud.
We both realize that we're like brother and sister now. So talking about everything has gotten about ten times better.

After spending all day at the barn yesterday, I felt very unfufilled. I felt like I was kind of isolated from everyone for that one Friday at school. And Monday seems like an eternity away just so I can see everybody again. Attachment is a funny thing.

On the flip side - I was tagged about four times in one of those '25 random facts' facebook notes...which I don't normally respond to. But last night just felt like a good night for writing. So I buckled down and summoned up 25 things about myself. And here they are:

1. I never, ever do these things...but today seems like a good day to do one.

2. Writing is one of my greatest passions.
3. I will try anything and everything - when it comes to food :]
4. Family and friends are my world. End of story.
5. Why yes, I do make random noises and awkard movements like that all the time.
6. I won a blue ribbon today at the county ag. mechanics show!
7. One of my life goals is to travel the world with the person/people I love most.
8. No one in my family has eyes like mine.
9. Great photography [black and white photos] get me every time.
10. I'm an extremely passionate person. I'm a hopeless romantic and a sap for falling in love.
11. Music is amazing. I love playing my acoustic guitar.
12.Running is an incredible feeling, and to be able to do it with great friends [dea, keri, danielle, brittany, shushma, garrett, cale, colin, etc.] is just awesome in itself.
13. I hope to one day live in Boulder, Colorado.
14. Loyalty and trust are everything to me. Give me that and you'll have me forever.
15. I would spend every day in a pair of jeans, a v-neck, and toms if I could.
16. When I grow up...I'm going to be my cross country coach.
17. Destin, Frisco, and Oak Creek are three places that mean a lot to me.
18. Junior year has definately been really eye opening for me...so far.
19. I love meeting people out on the highway and giving out my number to them [devin, keri, dea?]
20. I'm not extremely religious. But I'm catholic. And this cross and horn around my neck mean a lot to me.
21. I plan to take as many road trips as possible before I leave home. With multiple people. Out to camp. Up to the mountains. Over to the lake. Anywhere where I can be with friends and have a great time.
22. The little things make me extremely happy.
23. I have four homecoming mums on my bedroom wall. But I'm only a junior.
24. My nightstand consists of various things, including a 'clean laundry' candle, a change cup from Paciugo, a lime green iHome, lightening mcqueen, a flash drive, chapstick, a pair of dice, and two chocolate coins.
25. Make memmories with me, and I'll remember them forever. No matter what they are.


It's me in a nutshell pretty much. There is a lot more to me, but there is only so many things you can say with twenty five random facts, you know? All of them are the straight up truth though. Everything is right. I really do love to run. I really want to drive away from time to time. I really am going to become my cross country coach when I graduate from college.

One year from now, things are going to be completely different. It's going to be weird to look back and laugh at what my sixteenth year of life really brought me.
I just can't wait to see what it looks like from behind the cap and gown.