i just can't help but smile! :)

i have a terrible habit of reading
the last chapter
of any book i find myself interested in.

i'm a sucker for a happy ending.

and so i must see how it ends before i can let loose and enjoy.

lately though, i'm not so interested in the outcome as much as the adventure that it comes with.

one of my bffs, Kady is her name, gave me a key chain for my birthday a couple years ago. it's inspirational and though the words are always the same, the meaning changes. it says, "every step of the journey is the journey..."

i love these words.

speaking of love, i must admit to being very cynical towards love.

i'm also very hopeful.

(it just depends on the day!)

but i'm happy, oh so happy...and i'm content.

and for the first time in my life, i'm willing to wait things out.

today, i'm hopeful. and i love so many things...
curly, medusa hair.
road trips.
conference.
good friends.
long, hot showers.
cuddling.
wallice.
playin' the piano.
clean laundry.
ingrid songs.
sleeping in.
twinkly lights.
lava lamps.
hoodies.
dancin' around in my undies.
juno.
consequently, juno quotes.
macaroni & cheese.
cute new toenails.

life is great. and it's just a ride. i shouldn't take it so seriously; no one gets out alive.

every day, i have new experiences and learn new lessons about love, life, and myself. i'm having an adventure. one of the grandest adventures....i'm young. but i'm also old. and i'm wise. but i play. i think a lot. and i love to live.

i have taken lots of steps on my journey.

sometimes, i need to sit down to take a breather.

sometimes i stumble. sometimes i fall down a few steps.

and sometimes i take them in leaps and bounds.

the more i think about it, the more i'm realizing that even if i were given the chance, i wouldn't read my last chapters. i'm content to walk on curbs, skip over the cracks, and jump in the puddles.

and i'll love, live, and breathe every moment.

and when it comes time to close the book, i'll take a deep breath, sigh contentedly, and let it go.

it's just life, after all....


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