6.26.10

I haven't blogged in so long! Deepest apologies. I think I got in a blogging funk. Because I felt I didn't really have anything to blog about. But! I am here and back with a vengeance. (In a good way, of course.)

Things around here have been pretty flawless. I got to spend a lovely four days with one of my good friends from school, and together we went to a beautiful wedding for a couple from our school as well. Considering it's summertime and I hardly leave the house, (lounging and relaxing at home are two activities I have become very good at) it was nice to actually get out and get ready. You know, like actually taking a shower and putting on make-up and doing my hair. During the week I simply have no reason to take the time of getting ready since my days (right now) only consist of doing online pre-calculus. Unfortunately and fortunately, pre-calculus is unavailable for the day, so while I can enjoy a day of friends and swimming, it also means I am unable to stay on the strict schedule I have devised in order to finish the class before our family vacation in two weeks. The midterm I took yesterday helped boost my confidence though, so I feel prepared to tackle these last three chapters and then never look back....ever. (I'm a Music and English major; let's not waste any more time on functions and graphs please.)

I may feel a little bad for what I am about to write, simply because it has already been written about so much, but my goodness. I never knew I could miss a person as much as I miss my dear dear love. It's almost been seven weeks, meaning there is five left. To my dismay I realized I miscounted the number of weeks he is gone, so it went from 11 to 12. Sigh. He is busy busy busy, and even three of those still don't quite do it justice. Never again am I going to take for the granted the pleasure of merely being able to ask him how his day was. It's a weird feeling not to know much about the one person who is constantly on your mind.
On a lighter note, I have a free day! Dinner tonight will be black bean burgers made on the grill, and I can try and refrain from taking a picture of them, but we'll have to see if I'm strong enough to resist. (Or just too starving that I would rather devour the food rather than have it model for me.)
Happy summer days!

for you.

Love is beautiful because of the process it involves. I am so grateful that my heart has been awakened to something so sacred and mysterious and breathtaking.

Blessings are plentiful
Sunshine erases all threats of dull.
Love blooms
creates room
in daily tasks of old.
The Sole-Provider is providing
heart is being stretched.
Summer nights resume with flavor
some of the best yet.
Sole part absent,
a radiant soul miles away.
Yet I love him, I love him
increasingly each day.

6.2.10

 

Happy June! I always feel like summer truly begins when it's June. It has been a busy week full of sunshine (and consequently sunburns), family, and my favorite, pre-calculus. Nathan's graduation was long and hot, but it was worth it to see his shining face afterward. Being in the middle of my brothers made me feel right at home as their little sister again, and I love nothing more than that feeling. As we've all grown up, each of us has changed in someway, and our personalities and common blood and genetics all just fit very nicely together now ;). This weekend will be the big graduation party at Lodi Lake for him and his girlfriend, who graduated as well.        

 My mother decided to catch some version of the flu this last week, so I have unofficially taken over. Mostly in the kitchen. Tonight I made this [literally] mouth-watering Greek pasta salad with a creamy vinaigrette, and with the surplus of berries we have been getting, I made a cobbler for dessert. It was my first time baking one, and  it was a lot simpler than I thought. All of this baking and cooking makes me want to live in the apartments on campus even more, but no, I will have to wait one more year. At least the love will have one though...I can mooch off his kitchen facilities and then he can get the grub in return. Sounds like a fair trade to me.

5.26.10

Summer has been off to a wonderful start! The weather is still lacking however. My friend Alissa and I are pen pals during our 3 month break, and I got my first letter from her summarily after returning from the choir tour. Tonight I helped make dinner with my mother, a task I enjoy very much. I realize I have a slight addiction of taking pictures of any and all food...I simply can't help it. Fresh vegetables and their colors, not to mention their taste, are just so beautiful! And fresh vegetables are all we use, by the way. We get a box from a local farmer once a week that is filled with all the "in-season goodies." (Strawberries, carrots, lettuce, onions...and more). 

My family is coming into town today and tomorrow because Nathan is graduating college on Saturday! We are so excited to celebrate this with him, and it will be good to have a busy house once again. Still missing the love, of course, but I have been lucky enough to see his face on skype a couple times since the last post. He is as handsome as ever, and Indonesia has been treating him quite well. It will be nice to see him in person once again, although the countdown still continues. (9 weeks to go!) 

8 and a half if you want to get technical.....

tootles!

5.21.10

I spent a wonderful week touring the Bay Area with my University's Choir. We went to San Jose, San Francisco, Brentwood, and Los Gatos. It consisted of singing, bus rides, exploring, host-homes, lots of free food, plenty of coffee, and a little shopping too. I was able to meet some really wise people and was encouraged daily throughout the week. I was reminded of my immense love for music, and am getting excited about the options I have open to me for the future.

The love has been gone for almost two weeks, and to say I miss him terribly would be an understatement. I will get to skype him tonight for the first time since he left, and I am a ball of nerves just waiting. I cannot wait. I am so proud of him and am beyond thankful for his precious life and the extreme impact it has on everyone he meets. He is something special. How did I get so lucky?

Summer is in bloom, even though the weather has been suggesting otherwise. Time to work on that tan, maybe attend some graduation parties (including my oldest brother Nathan's! college graduate whoo!) and then get ready to tackle some online math.

Hope everyone is doing beautifully. 

5.10.10

4 days left of school.

27 days before online pre-cal starts.
93 days until I see the love again.
and 116 days of summer to come.
Life is about to blossom very much.