2010: A Space Odyssey

I love this time of year! I truly, honestly do. It finally starts to warm up and I convince myself that this will be the year that I will do better. See, the official New Year doesn't cut it for me. It's cold and dreary, and not at all promising. So I celebrate now. Around the end of April, beginning of May. It starts to get warm. Everything becomes green again and I pretend I'm an out-doors kind of person. This winter was awful. Everything that could go wrong, did. But I have the feeling this summer will be much better. I feel like I've changed for the better. It's still a long process, but I just feel different. Inside. Where they say it counts. This post isn't going to be long. I've kinda had a brain drain lately, but I wanted to shout out that I LOVE LIFE! I LOVE MY HUSBAND! AND I LOVE GOD! (I also love the dogs, but don't tell them, they're spoiled as it is.)

A Few of My Favorite Things:

Here's a list I made up this afternoon while I was trying my new positive thing:
-Sitting in the sun
-Wearing hats (but only the cool ones)
-Giant bushes of pink hibiscus
-The way Matt always thinks he's right
-Dreaming of the future
-Cloud watching
-Finding Orion when I go outside at night
-Dill pickles
-Playing my guitar outside
-Laying in a hammock
-Accomplishing something I thought I couldn't
-Giving to others
-My grandpa's truck
-The idea of moving away from here
-The idea of building a house right here
-Making Matt happy
-Hanging out with Phillip
-Singing loudly in the car....but only when I'm alone
-Thinking about God
-Water-gun fights
-Mulberries
-Remembering good times
-Being naive
-Writing letters
-A good come back
-Irony
-The story of Ruth
-"Just because" cards
-Talking about Frank and baseball (Don't worry if you don't get it)

The End and Baseball

Matt and I rented 2012 today. Not exactly a movie that gets you thinking about the end of the world in my opinion, but to each his own. I have actually heard several people say this movie made them consider how the world will end....
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Anyways, I have decided that while planning helps in things like your education and saving money, you can't really plan for life. You can try and try but in the end, sometimes things just don't swing your way. I know, it sounds like I'm going cynical again, but just hold on and stay with me. My fellow man seems to think that if you plan and organize your life, then life will return the favor and always throw you softballs. But the truth is, there is always a change up. Sometimes this is for the best, and you pull off one of the greatests "at-bats" the world has ever seen. Other times, you strike out and have to start over. My mom's a big planner. She mapped out my entire first 18 years of life. Then I had to step up to the plate. Still there. I've managed to fight off being out with a few fouls and balls, but still haven't made that big hit yet.

Ok, that's all my baseball lingo. If I had the time I'd go read Ender's Game again. But I don't, so I'll just wrap up school work and think about how much I should be exercising.