Sometimes all it takes is a simple, little piece of acknowledgment. Just a little feeling that someone cherishes you. It doesn't need to be some big showy act in order for it to mean something, Sometimes all it takes is a BBM from a good friend to make your day. We have to stop being so focused on the flashy events.  We need to slow down, take a deep, fresh breath and enjoy. We cannot forget how important the details are.

I had the best day with Coti today. It wasn't some big trip or journey to the end of the earth. It consisted of a trip to Kohls, Chick-fil-a and Wal-Mart. It was a great day. These are the kind of days you remember, the small detailed days.

I heard this quote the other day, "Be here - just as you are" and I instantly fell in love with it. I think my favorite part of it is the 'be here' part. I know for me there are times that I feel like even though I'm here I'm not really - my head and heart is somewhere else. It's so important to give time to where you are. The minute we start wishing we were elsewhere is the minute we start losing little pieces of ourselves. Yes, there are times when I find myself in a place I don't want to be, be that a job, relationship, fight, ect ect, but it's my job to find peace in that place. Right now I'm having a hard time not knowing my future. Being the OCD planner-loving crazy that I am, not knowing my LSAT score and future law school plans is really throwing my chi for a loop. I'm learning to find peace in where I am. I'm realizing that I'm only 22 years-old and that I don't need to have my entire life planned out. It's okay to answer those nagging questions about life, futures, boys and jobs with "Yeah... so we'll see" It's okay to not want to rehash all the dirty details and to just move on. It's okay to just want a drama-free weekend.

I'm taking my own chances
And I'm finding my own answers
I decide how I live
I decide who I love
Choice is mine
And no one gets to make my mind up
I decide
I decide where I go
I'm the one who's runnin' my life 

I know this may seem like a re-blog but it is what it is. So, I'm here, just as I am. Let's hope Arizona, law school and everything in between accepts just that.

Kate gave me this picture above and I think the rush of the paint going into the drain is simply beautiful. So, here's to Kate and Currents, I know it seems like there's a lot going on right now, but keep rocking it out. Remember that you're a big badass senior Theta president. You can do this.

This morning when I woke up I could tell something was different. Maybe it was the fact that Henry let me sleep till 9:45, or the fact that it was a refreshing 80 degrees outside, but something was different. I could tell by the way the sky looked through my window that today was going to be better. And since nothing says "Hello fall" better than navy blue nail polish & a manipedi with your best friend I was on my way. I don't know what it is about fall that puts everyone in a better mood. Maybe it's the fact that while everywhere else in the country is having to deal with actual cold weather, we're blissfully enjoying 85 degrees with a slight breeze, or maybe it's the fact that the holiday season is on the brink and everyone is starting to smell the pumpkin and see the christmas lights. I can't put my finger on it, but I think I might have a clue. Maybe it's the fact that it's kind of a celebration. We've made it through another year. In a year (or a couple) that have been miserably hard for people, through trials&tribulations, through fears, through hardships, through moments that seemed unbearable - we've made it. We're almost there - we're almost through another year. We proved that while sometimes life gets so hard it sucks, that we can get through it. We can get through the 110 degree summers with the hope that fall is going to bring the cool. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to get all Obama-y on you here but it's as if, with fall comes a subtle change - a hope that everyone needs, a skip in everyones step. Throughout the course of a typical calendar year, life can really bog you down and fall is kind of like the pick-me-up.