Inside This Mind.

11.11.2005 * 12:41 p.m.
twenty-two woo woo.

Happy Veteran's Day! The post office is closed today so I will try to remember not to check the mailbox constantly. That's unlikely though.
I don't have to work tomorrow or the following two Saturdays! Hooray! Tonight I'm going to go out and have fun for the first Friday evening in a while. I'm looking forward to that.
And since it's Friday I get to check another week off. Life is good.

11.10.2005 * 7:53 p.m.
November 10th is good.

Welcome to my birthday.
First of all, a special thanks to any of you who sent me your love today. I cannot express how much it means to me to have amazing friends like you.

I like counting things and I pay particular attention to dates. When I hit a milestone I love to look back on where I've been. It helps me appreciate where I am currently. Please indulge me as I do so now.

23 years ago I was surgically removed from my mother's uterus. (I know, I make it sound so glamerous.) I became a living breathing part of this amazing world and loving family.

13 years ago I celebrated my first birthday in California and felt very grown up to be entering the double digits. My gift from my parents was getting my ears pierced, which I thought made me quite the little lady.

2 years ago I celebrated with my then-boyfriend by playing in San Francisco, wandering in the mall, and walking around the temple grounds. We had fun, but my goodness so much has changed since then.

1 year ago I celebrated by having a beach bonfire with my wonderful friends. Ah, the joys of being a student and not having school on Veteran's Day. That was a fun night, one of the first times I hung out (outside of church social events) with some of my now favorite people.

5 months ago I officially finished my undergraduate education. 5 months ago is also the day I last saw Nathan... that means we have been apart for as long as we were officially dating. Weird. I miss that kid. I miss that kid a lot.

My life is hilariously small, the blink of an eye in the eternal spectrum of things, but it feels pretty big to me. I've been through a lot, been so many places, and am constantly changing. The coolest part is that I know there is so much yet to come. I am greatly looking forward to everything that is headed my way because I know that the events in my life mold and make me. So far that has worked out to my advantage and I am happy with the person I am slowly becoming. Hope it carries on this way.

Now it's time for cake.