2:30am- Early or Late?

Either way, I was still awake, wrapping up a conversation with my Elisha (Flipha, if you will). It was quite a varied discussion, covering a great many topics, but as it came to a close and we said goodnight, the words kept running through my mind. As I crawled into bed, it reminded me that I am really blessed and my life is absolutely wonderful:

My family is so incredible; I am so fortunate to have so many great role models and best friends. I can and do tell y'all anything. I'm discovering more and more that what we have, that whole Brady thing, is really rare. Few family units function like we do... I love it!

Good men are hard to find, yet I have found one that stands by me through thick and thin. I think back to the beginning of our relationship and realize that it's kind of a feat that we've survived... Starting long distance two months into our relationship, maintaining it for two years so far, and determined to do two more? I think we're nuts, but I guess you kind of have to be crazy for long distance?

I have truly stellar friends. We may have any number of differences, but that makes it interesting and fun. This summer so far has given me a great opportunity to get to know Elisha a lot better and I have discovered that she is incredible. Granted I already knew that, I didn't know just how very much. She's so level headed and grounded, a rock. Best yet, we have ridiculously silly times together! She never judges me, just loves me. And while this is the way it's always been with her, I think I just appreciate it more now. It's a lot like having my sisters here...

My life in general is really good. All around.
Praise be to God.

I thought it was funny...

Somethings to know as background-

• I was hanging out at the Price's house yesterday with Ed, Sharon, and both sets of Tripp's grandparents.
• Ed's laid wood flooring in the den and plans to do the rest of the downstairs... Eventually...
• Ramona, a family friend, came over to drop something off and stayed for a while:

Ramona: Eddy, when are you going to finish the rest of the flooring?

Patricia: I give him two years.

Ed: C'mon. It'll be done well before that.

Patricia: Good.

Ramona: (to Patricia) Well, you're wedding will be the next big thing around here I suppose.

Patricia: Right, I give him two years.

Ramona: You hear that Sharon? Patricia says she's getting married in two years!

Patricia: Sharon, if that's news to you, then I'm surprised.

Sharon: Nope. Not news.

Ramona: It is to Tripp, right?

Patricia: I guess? Maybe, we'll see...

Ramona: You know they'd still come to your wedding even if it wasn't. They like you.

Patricia: I'd bet they'd hate me if that happened!

Ed: Depends on how bad the break up is...

Good times.
It really was a good day; Tripp's grandparents are amazing! And crazy! But the good kind- not literally insane, like we're used to.

Sharon even called me "the daughter she never had, but always wanted" and it felt good :)

The Luckiest

730 days ago, I agreed to give things a try. Second best choice ever.*

I love you, Grady.

*(Second only to Jesus)

Throwback Thursday: My Miche

My protector, mommy, confidant, bestfriend, and sister. Happy Birthday Michelle.

A Glance Back: High School...

Some of my least favorite years, but it still turned out some funny pictures-

I'm a really weird kid... I guess that'll never change :)

I'm A Big Girl Now!

I learned how to ride a bike!

Alright, I know you're all saying "What are you talking about? You already knew how..."

Right- I learned the basic mechanism of bike riding three years ago, but yesterday Tripp taught me what I need to know for to/from/on campus riding.  Quite a task granted I never touched a bike again since the initial day of enlightenment in 2005...

I've mastered riding straight, wide turns, stopping, and locking up.  Now I just have to figure out starting with grace, tight turns, and avoiding people!

Stellar.

"How do you say it? Lahottie?"

The Hlavaty wedding was beautiful!  Of course both Tripp and I forgot got bring a camera, but hopefully I can jack some from Amy later on :)

Although I knew only the bride and groom, the Morrisons (who left early), the Stobaughs (who left early), and Shannon Benoy (who also left early), the reception was great fun!  Lots of dancing.  Sometimes, Tripp and I had our own dance party off to the side of the room (when we were to embarrassed to be the only ones on the dance floor) which the relatives found entertaining--Amy's aunt actually came over a took a picture of us grooving at our wall.

During the Honeymoon dance, I was the first to pay to dance with the bride as opposed to the groom as I "should have" :)  I'm all about making memories.

I love Noma!

I'm changing my major again.  I'm getting my degree in sunbathing.

My schedule this summer:

Proper Posture

Sunning Literature

General Health

It's quite a hefty load...  But I'm sure I can handle it.

Ok, but really- I'll be taking American Federal Government and Post Civil War History.

Both are make-ups to boost my GPA...  Shouldn't be too bad!

Have You Ever Considered...

How when you turn the water down from hot to not as much, it's still getting warmer?


I wish thoughts like that could get me an A in my ridiculous philosophy class...
And I wish there was a way that I could boost my GPA just by leisure reading--I have read 15 books since last summer and just started another:

The Only Boy for Me, Gil McNeil
Confessions of An Ugly Stepsister, Gregory Maguire
Wicked, Gregory Maguire
The Glass Castle: A Memoir, Jeannette Walls
The Red Tent, Anita Diamant
Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert
Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sidaris
The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
Captivating, John Eldredge
Unveiled: Tamar, Francine Rivers
Keeping The Moon, Sarah Dessen
Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Shopaholic and Sister, Sophie Kinsella
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer

All of which I have enjoyed. Some are more trivial and insignificant than others, but all are very well written and entertaining at the very least.

I am most in love with the Twilight Saga currently. It took me two and a half weeks to finish both Twilight and New Moon. Someday, you'll see their girth and understand what a feat that is, especially for the exceptionally slow reader such as myself.

Where is the River?

Thirty minutes north of here, apparently.

I'm thinking about joining OU Crew...  Now that Lil Sis isn't consuming all of my life, I want to try something new!  Crew seems like the perfect candidate.

There's more motivation to get in shape this summer!