i care for your heart.

i saw a crane driving through campus today.
this made me giggle a bit, it just seemed strange.
of course there's construction going on all around campus, but there was just so much humor in seeing this crane slowly driving down the road as about 7 disgruntled drivers impatiently waited behind it.
part of me wanted to go up to each of their windows, smile and tell them something wonderful.
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i think eventually i'm going to need to give into these urges i get.
the ideas i get may seem silly, but who knows....
it would most likely make someone smile...and that's all that matters right.
maybe that's a new goal for me each week..
to actually follow through with one of my ridiculous ideas just to get a smile.
hmmmm...

tuesday...

reasons why today is great:

• i just saw a guy trying to teach his puppy a trick...it was adorable..and unsuccessful.
• pandora just played my favorite jack johnson song...
• i'm about to enjoy vegetable soup out of a mug...
• i'm not scheduled to work
• c-dogg is finally back from colorado
• i'm determined to be productive
• i got to have coffee with a very lovely friend.

i hope that your tuesday is great as well.
smile a bit...i promise it won't hurt.

i finally got a space heater!!!

isn't today just a wonderful day?
have you looked outside? the sun is shining and the leaves are such brilliant colors...
there are even some crunchy leaves that have drifted to the sidewalks...
i hope you've stepped on some today and heard the crunch of fall...
mmmmmmm.
it makes me want to walk around, drinking hot cider, holding hands, kicking the leaves around.

today is going to be a productive day for me.
coming from me...that's saying a lot.
i tend to be pretty unproductive...when it comes to schoolwork, not in relationships...but turns out as a college student it's important to be productive in both areas...hmm maybe someday i'll find that balance.

umbrellas and i...we have trust issues.

there's a spider in a corner of my bathroom.
i don't have the heart to kill...it's just curled up there all unassuming like...i'll let it be.

my hands are a silly kind of cold.
it seems that i forgot to purchase mittens when i went to target the other day.
this chilly wind is showing the error of my ways...
little forgetful me.

it's another dreary, rainy day. courtesty of muncie weather.
hmmm...that's an excuse to skip class and sit inside with some hot tea, curled up on the couch, watching the past due movies that i rented from family video, right?
tempting...but i hate being lazy...
is there a happy medium?

do you have a minute?

it's raining and dreary...and i don't even mind it.
i have a functioning umbrella, rainboots, and a few warm drinks in me (those pumpkin spice lattes...mmmmmhhhhmmm)
can you even believe the greatness that has been filling this week?
so much joy!
so much love!
God has been so obviously moving in my life and the lives of those around me.
i should've been writing all the wondrous events of this week down...well i guess i learned my lesson for next time.

my birthday was yesterday....
i'm 21. can you even believe it?
i kinda still feel like i'm 14 sometimes...
anyways...my friends gave me the greatest gift...
it was perfect for me, they know me so well...
a book...full of letters from my closest friends and pages to make lists of various things..
some of them being:

• "words you don't enjoy"
• "great names for 3-legged cats"
• "potential names for your slammin' future bakery"
• "list some dinosaurs and their favorite ice creams"

yeah...there were some more serious lists...but...ugggg...i am in love.
with these people.
with their words of encouragement.
with their smiles.
with their beauty.

this is community...and i've never felt more loved.

i'd sell my shoes...

oh. my. goodness.
it's monday again...
but you should know that this weekend was absolutely perfect.
despite having to work quite a bit and not accomplishing any of the homework i needed to work on...
God had so many kindnesses in store for me that i couldn't have imagined.
i could go into a specific list of things that made me smile this weekend...
but i'll leave it vague, because that's what i'm good at.
all i'll say is i had a wonderful breakfast of banana pancakes and tea with my best friend this morning...
my heart is so giddy.