Tuesday, November 11, 2008

A toast, some tears, and joy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELISABETH!! You're like a little sister to me, and I know that the years to come will be as wonderfully productive and beautiful as the first 18. (and I mean, what can be more wonderfully productive than legality?) Alright, so she doesn't read this...but you know. Whatev. Pass it along Colleen!

Tonight I attended a FABULOUS concert. I saw Ingrid Michaelson, with two opening acts which were both quite impressive. And then Ingrid was just delightful. I love her music. It's playful while managing to have a message. Which if anyone knows me and my music taste is exactly what I look for. I love it. It just plain makes you feel good, you know? About life, about yourself, about the world around you, and about the moment you're in. Plus, she's adorable with a little sass. And I think you'd totally be in love with her, Cory, if you saw her live. Just an FYI.

The days have been running by without trouble. Which is enough in and of itself. This weekend was good. I spent another night with that one boy. I'm liking him more and more every time, but it's still just so much more subtle than I've ever felt. I just don't really know how to go about things. I feel A LITTLE bit bad about how I handled the night...what exactly defines a tease and how bad is it? But I'd rather be a tease than a slut, right? Right. I'll make up for it later :) (And yes, I do remember that you read this Mom).

School and work are fine. I love my kids still. I still have issues with the way I HAVE to handle certain things, but the kids are the heart and soul of the job. They're excellent. Media center is...media center. Mindless enough to be easy but not boring. Plus I have this theory that sitting behind a desk makes me look hot, cuz I ALWAYS get hit on there. So that's just convenient.

I love you all. And if I haven't seen you in awhile, let's fix that. I remember that being THE BIGGEST lesson I learned from my trip - the people in your life ARE your life. Make them your priority. So I want you all to know that you are my priority. And I want to know that you are my priority. So let's make that happen.

1 comment:

Ellen/Mom said...

Hi, honey. I appreciate that you remembered that I read this and STILL you write freely. Thank you. And the line between tease and slut isn't important. Both of those devalue your own feelings; they're only in relation to HIS. So the important line is between feeling good about yourself and not so much.

I recently told a friend, "Perhaps a way to gauge a relationship’s success is to reflect on how you feel about yourself in that relationship."

Our experiences, yours and mine, are more similar than different. I love you!