dear virginia beach...i have a crush on you.

so it's been a few days....4 to be exact.
and i have fallen back in love with virginia beach.
saturday i came in with so many apprehensions and a nervous feeling in my stomach.
but once i got here, smelled the ocean air and saw the people i would be spending my summer with i felt so at home.
this is where i'm supposed to be this summer...no doubt in my mind.
i have laughed so much in the past few days...
my heart doesn't know what to do with itself.
i can come back with more details later...

just know that the hotel i'm working at has a tortoise that roams the hotel freely...
tremendous.

summer......i can hear it.

today is my last full day at home before i head off for LT.
i leave for muncie tomorrow morning, spending the day packing and hanging out with a few dear friends before i head to Virginia for ten weeks...
can you even believe that the summer is back again?
summer is one of my very favorite things and this summer is no exception.
some things that i am looking forward to this summer

• walking on the beach
• wearing my new polka dot bathing suit
• spending another summer in Virginia Beach
• having God stretch me and pull me outside my comfort zone
• having pen pals...i will have so many letters to write this summer
• wearing dresses the majority of the days this summer....mmmmm.
• picnics on the beach
• new VT friends
• basking in the presence of old friends
• baking up a storm for the people i love

yes, it will be a good summer.
and this nervous anticipation is quickly becoming exciting...
summer i am excited for you....

it's up to you...new york.

today...
i am my mom's librarian's assistant.
helping her with inventory.
listening to frank sinatra...
and it reminds me of my favorite movie...
you've got mail...
mmmmm...

"i want to wake up in a city that never sleeps..."

dear new york...some day, some day i will make it to you.

the boy was an old cat...the girl was a clever mouse

today has been a collection of so many wonderful things.
starting off the day with a bowl of oatmeal is a pretty good sign that it will be lovely.
we finally took our christmas tree down...
don't judge us...
the tree morphed from a christmas to valentines day to st. patrick's day to cinco de mayo tree...
but today was the day...
he needed to be taken down.
so it came down, unceremoniously...and our living room looked bare.
ahh well...just room for excitement for the tree's adventures next year, right?
i headed home with my dear friend layne...introducing her to the wondrous land that is marion, IN.
after filling ourselves with mexican food and sonic we ventured to my home... which we decided could easily be labeled a "homestead" with the amount of barns we have...
today has been a great day for my heart.
smiles, laughter, calm drives through the country, baking of granola and black bean brownies.
it was a day that promised numerous adventures for the rest of the summer....
get excited...

wow, guys...obviously i'm no good at this blogging everyday thing..
maybe i'll catch up later?

the first of many.

my darling friend ambria challenged me to 90 blogs in 90 days ...
here i go...may 1st...89 more to go.
i bought flowers at the farmers market this morning...
that was lovely...
an older woman made a point to tell me how i did fantastic job of picking flowers...
it made me smile.
my life has been filled with exciting challenges recently...
and i know with this coming summer at LT there will be many more.
let's hope i can face them head on...
well i must go for now...
i have a night of muffin baking and guacamole making to do.