"Polly want a cracker?" Why yes I do!

Well, horsefeathers, there's no way around it.
Up until sometime around the middle of this year or so I was one of those people who perpetually believed the negative things people said about me (only the negative, mind you).

I realize I'm beginning to sound like a broken record, but I'm still in such shock at what I let myself miss out on for so long. What if you woke up one day & realized you have been the only one keeping yourself back for a decade & 1/2? RIDICULOUS! I feel like a chump in healthiest way. I'm taking my life back now. 4 Realio Yo!

Here's what's been on my mind today...among other things, of course...

Firstly, I've been seriously contemplating what it is about the wind blowing through your hair that brings such joy & feelings of freedom. Swings, Slides, Merry-go-rounds, Roller Skating, Ice Skating, Driving with the windows open, Running, Dancing, etc - it's all the same concept - fast motion overcoming inertia (don't ask me if that is stated in a scientifically correct fashion, I spent almost the entirety of my physical science class last semester cracking jokes with Hunter)& the feel of the wind on your face. It's completely inexplicable & yet instant joy every time. Well, I don't really care what it is, I just know that I have high hopes of indulging in these things more frequently in the future :)

Secondly, true story: I have spent the entirety of this YEAR (yes, I said a whole year) trying to find out what kind of music I like. Today I visited a used music store & purchased CDs by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, and Louis Armstrong. I worked really hard to talk myself out of purchasing Fats Domino & The Drifters as well. My experimentation is entering new heights of complexity to which money is my only boundary. I've listened to rock, pop, r&b, rap, jazz, gospel, classical, various world music, country, alternative - in short - a bit of everything & here is the conclusion I have drawn: I like some of everything & as to which genre is my favorite it depends solely on my mood at the moment & who is around me. The only line I've drawn to this point runs directly through Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow. I cannot stand their music. Other than that thus far, it's all game :)

Thirdly, I'd like to say - I can't believe how much I miss Utah. I never thought that the mountains or the cold weather or the inhabitants of said state would grown on me this quickly. I'm so excited to go back & wear my winter clothes & go ice skating & be sheltered in the naivety of Provo again. It's shocking that such a thing is proceeding forth from my Southern mouth, but there it is plain & simple.