Reflection

Today is my last day to be 24. At 11 tomorrow morning I will officially be a quarter of a century old. This honestly doesn't seem possible until I start thinking of everything that has happened in my life and realize how much I have lived. I have experienced so many great things in my first 25 years, and I now I am so excited to see whats in store for me in the next 25. Its crazy to think about being in my midtwenties. I remember being younger and thinking 'Wow! 25 is so old!'

Anyway... its been forever since I've written mainly because I've been busy and also because I wasn't ready to share that part of my life with the world just yet. Here's a recap of my last 2 months:

*Eli Young Band concert back the weekend of valentine's day! Loved it!
*Random trips to OKC to hang out with my bestie Holly and our new friends! Celebrations for Fat Tuesday and of course, OSU beating Kansas!
*OKC Crawl 2010 with Holly, Travis and Matt A. Such a blast.
*Kansas City trip for the Big 12 Tournament. Went to the Power and light District which resulted in a random and first trip to Lawrence that same weekend.
*NCAA tournament with both our KU friends and our KState friends in OKC. Great weekend, even if KU did lose.
*First weekend in Lawrence. Hung out on Massachusetts street, went to the legends shopping complex, and just explored some :)
*Second weekend in Lawrence, which included my first time out on the town there, my first trip to the Plaza in Kansas City, great Mexican food, and lots and lots of basketball watching.

Ok... well there you have it. The last 2 months in a nutshell. Basically, its just been a lot of traveling and enjoying life. Now, I'm off to watch the NCAA Championship game. I promise I will try to keep everyone updated on life a bit more frequently :)

Sunday Posts

Postsecret has been my Sunday ritual for well over a year now. Every Sunday morning, I wake up and get on my computer. I first open Tulsaworld.com and check out the classifieds for their pet adds. Then I look at who is engaged or just got married to see if I know anyone. Then I go to my favorite part, postsecrets Sunday Posts. I can not even begin to tell you how happy it makes me to read these. Some of them are funny, while others are sad, and some give me hope. I tend to relate best to the ones about love, taking chances and self discovery the most. I just think there is something really incredible about putting a secret out there for the whole world to see, even if they have no idea who's secret it is. I have a favorite, but I can't currently find it, so here are a few of the others I love:

Happy 2010!!!

Its 2010 and I can't believe how fast this year went by. It feels like just yesterday I was sitting at the Crown Woods apartment with everyone ringing in 2009. So much has changed in my life since. While some of it is hard and I am still searching for reasons why certain things happen, I feel more blessed today than ever for the people that God has blessed me with and the life I get to live everyday. Sometimes I think we lose track of the things than truly matter, and my new years resolution I've decided is to let those people that mean the most to me know it every chance I get. My other New Year's Resolution is to find an activity that really makes me happy to do. I feel like I don't have anything that I just purely enjoy to do for myself, and I want that to change. Whether thats taking a dance class, joining a book club, taking bubble baths, walking down riverside, photography... I don't know. I just want to do something for myself and this year I fully intend to try new things to learn what I love. I am 24 years old. Its about time I figure out what makes me happy. Anyway, I am welcoming 2010 with open arms and an open heart. Here's to living every breath of my life!

New York State of Mind

Sam and I are planning a trip to New York this summer! I absolutely cannot wait! I mean I get to spend time in the city I love more than anything with my best friend. What could be better? I am so excited that I am already looking into how much plane tickets will cost and all of that. I will be honest and say she is probably going to have to drag me onto the plane home. I know I wont want to leave!

Need A Little Cheering Up

Since all of you that read this are my good friends, you probably know that I have been incredibly down in the dumps lately. I have had a seriously life change that I do not wish to post for all of the internet world to read about, but it has left me sad, confused, sleepy and more than a little depressed. I am incredibly blessed to have some amazing friends that continually call, text or drive all the way from Arkansas to cheer me up. Sometimes though, I do not have people around me to cheer me up. This is when I consult my 2 favorite websites.
www.textsfromlastnight.com and www.fmylife.com. Everytime I read these I absolutely crack up. I cant help it. So my advice to those in sad or upset moods, these really will make you laugh. They are not always very tasteful and sometimes I cringe, but the good ones are worth the reading. I will leave you with my favorite fml post:

"Today, I woke up and looked in the mirror and noticed that my face was covered in glitter. I asked my wife about it and she said she put it on me while I was sleeping so that I would sparkle like Edward from Twilight when I'm in the sunlight. FML"

Sleep

I haven't been sleeping very well. For the last week, I've only been sleeping a couple of hours before waking up. Then it takes me anywhere from 10 to 45 minutes to fall back asleep again. I have been having bad/strange dreams, and my sleep has been so incredibly restless. I am truly praying for a little relief this week. I can feel myself fading and I can see the stress in my eyes. This week has already been so horrible, and to add in not sleeping is just not ok. Please pray that sleep finds me again.

Mood Matching Weather

Have you ever noticed that when you are in a horrible mood, the weather likes to match it and just make you feel that much worse? Thank goodness even though it was freezing, it was sunny today or I might have been even more depressed.