hidden under umbrella beach

I know Cayla already wrote today, but I haven't written in a while and have a few things I've been thinking about.

First off, today I successfully evicted the wind spider from our home. I thought it was a scorpion and was completely horrified when I looked closer and saw that it had really long legs. You can google a picture because there's no way I want to look at one ever again. Also, when you do look them up, keep in my mind that they run ten miles per hours. Sweet.

These past few weeks have been STRESSFUL. Finally, last night I stepped back from everything and realized that even though there are a few negative things in my life, I've been really blessed with the great things that I have. I'm not one to go on about blessings, so this is pretty important. Also you know that Cayla and I are really into lists, obviously since she already posted one today, but here are some absolutely unbelievably amazing things in my life that I couldn't live without:

MY FAMILY: this is pretty obvious, but they keep me going. sometimes I just can't wait to get home so I can sit around with them and talk about random things and have random dance parties and dinners in the dining room. we're all slightly crazy, which i guess keeps our lives pretty interesting.

MY FRIENDS: there are four girls in my life right now that I know for a fact I couldn't survive without. They listen to me complain about the same things over and over again, answer my texts messages at 4 am, watch spongebob and family guy with me, let me barge in on them at 10 o'clock at night. for some reason they continue to let me bother them and I love them so much for it.

MY SISTERS: being in a sorority is like nothing I've ever done before, and I've never loved belonging to anything this much. I've met some of the most amazing girls, and I adore spending time with them. They're all so amazing, we're all so different but have enough in common that we can all get along. They always make me feel better if I'm stressed, and are always willing to get coffee or ice cream when I need a break. They tell me when I'm being a dork and don't disown me when I have my blonde moments and say really stupid things.

MY PUPPIES: yes, obviously. My little dogs are so adorable, and I love how they always know when I need someone to snuggle with. Just seeing them makes me feel better, and I would bring them everywhere with me if I could.

MY MUSIC: we all know that I sold my soul to Andrew McMahon freshman year of high school. and with him, along with an other select few (ahem, adam), I can just tune out from everything around me and escape for a little while. I always know that when I don't feel like talking to anyone, I can turn on my music and feel better anyways. Andrew, where would I be without you?

My life wouldn't be complete without these things, and I love them all. These obviously aren't the only things that keep me going, I have my little girls that I nanny that always make me feel better, my tiny owl books and my chocolate soy milk juice boxes. My life is so quirky, and I would never want it any other way.

cheers,

lauren