Summer

feeling anxious


because of the combination of too much diet coke (although, I'm not sure you really can have too much diet coke) and good music, im in the mood to write. FINALLY. can't count how many times ive stared at this blinking cursor - or held my journal in my lap hoping for something to flow... but it never does.

and as cliche as it is, writing was just another part of me that deteriorated through the last semester. for a number of reasons that shouldn't be important anymore. CANT be important. ridiculous how two semesters have enough power to change and shape - and now, after it's all over, im still gathering my footing after being dumped at the end of an emotional rollercoaster.

summer won't be as enchanting as all previous... friends seem more distant, and some just have plans elsewhere. i guess im realizing that i have a life somewhere other than amarillo - home is more of a check point... refreshing.

i guess this is growing up.

so, this summer. im delving into the journal ive barely written in, recovering all the lost hours of sleep, and spending time with people ive spent an obnoxious amount of time missing.

thank God it's finally here.

Austen, Waterparks & Friends

Cyd and Brandon came down for a lovely week visit! I miss them (mostly Cyd) so much, I'm happy we live close enough to see each other every couple of weeks. We headed down to Austen on Tuesday at 6am---waaaaay to early for a bunch of people who hate the morning! We hit up Schliterbaughn and then headed to a house our friend Travis Harsch is watching/staying in. We did a lot of eating, a lot of talking, and a lot of beer sampling. We also hit up a great sports bar on 6th street for a shuffleboard tournament (my newest obsession) and weird wednesday at the movie theatre to see "Super Van" look it up.

Super Van hates jail!

Yes. Summers are good. We talked about them coming to Hawaii next summer. Should be very, very nice.

Two Ends and One Beginning

With the end of May, we have the end of school (hurrah!!!!) ANNNND the end of the Volvo. Damn. So, we bought the Volvo to replace the crap Mazda that died, and did it all by the books. We got her inspected, we bought a reliable brand--we saved!!! And then, she died on the highway on the way to work. An oil leak. A bad one.

So, we decided this round, to just go ahead and by a new(er) car and go by what JD Power had to say, and experience told us. And since my 16 year old Honda Accord is so great, and JD Power loves Honda in general, we have bought our first new(er) car----a 2007 Honda Fit. White, with a spoiler. What's even better, is because Adam is fabulous, I get to drive it! :)


The circle of life. It ain't half bad.

School

A-L-M-O-S-T T-H-E-R-E............I see summer! I can see it!

RENT

ANNNNNND................


It was even more amazing then expected (both times!). I had gone the week after high school graduation with my Dad in New York, and that was awesome, but going again and seeing Anthony Rapp & Adam Pascal rocked my socks!!!! When Adam & I went, we ate dinner at the Crystal Cafe in Fair Park, and talked about the show and how awesome it was, and the meaningful message behind it the entire way home.

When I went with Chelsey & Jessica (dance friends) it was a little different. We started out with dinner and mojitos at the Blue Goose then talked non-stop all the way to the theater and the entire time we waited for it to start. Like when I went with Adam, I cried, and laughed, and got excited all throughout, and afterwards....we ran like crazy people. We skipped the ovation and ran downstairs to the stage door where we waited like the fanatic fans we are. We proceeded to get every cast members autograph and somewhere I have a ridiculous picture of me posed with Anthony signing Chelsey's program.


This was a good week. A very, very good week.

RENT-The Wonderous Musical

RENT is coming to Dallas and I CANNOT WAIT! Adam and I had already bought tickets to see the Wednesday night show at Fair Park with kick-butt seats, and THEN I'm going AGAIN Sunday night!!!!! The back story of course is that back in the dance-days we were all obsessed with Rent looooong before it became cool and mainstream...I've been obsessed since I was about 12.

Yes, I'm that girl.

Plus, what makes this insanely awesome is that Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp (the original Roger & Mark) are starring in the roles they created!!!!!!



ACKKKKK!!!!

Change.....Will You?

Found this peculiar poem today....I like it! ....I also have no idea why....what do you think?

Will You?

I am
I cannot change
I love
I cannot change
I have become
I cannot change
I try
I cannot change
I lose
I cannot change
I will die
I cannot change
I am Loved
I will not change