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1. I have decided to begin more activities and hobbies this summer here are a few of them:
- Rock Climbing (* Harness and shoes - $110)
- Extreme Hamocking
- Learn to play the Harmonica
- Slacklining (*Slack-line -$70ish)
- Biking (* Road bike- $500ish?
- Rollerblading
- Volunteer at a Nursing Home
- Get back into journal writing
- BE A BETTER WAKEBOARDER
- Get a rad tan
- Save money (^^^^ how is this going to be possible)
- Become an ambi-texter (as it stands I can only text with my right thumb and it takes forever and my hand cramps)
- Stop biting my nails (Colby threatened to take me to the University and force me to look at my finger nails under a microscope to see how gross they are. He said, "if that doesn't stop you from putting your fingers in your mouth then NOTHING will." I decided to go willingly so I think we are going to make an adventure out of it.
- Throw an epic party
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3. I hate breaking hearts. It is not in my genetic makeup to be rude. I am just a little passive spirit in a skinny little body, I hate break-ups. I really do believe that it is one of the most selfish thing that we, as young adults, do. We pick and choose who is good enough for us and leave the remnants of fun memories, inside jokes and that stupid 4 letter word just sitting behind waiting to be re-claimed or picked up by someone else . It is sad, but my future husband and I (wherever he is...) will one day thank one another for all the break-ups we had to endure to find our perfect half.
And Lastly... a letter on love which has some mighty fine advice. I found this utterly adorable and have been meaning to blog about it for some time now. Enjoy :)
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Back in 1958, John Steinbeck, author of East of Eden, The Grapes of Wrath, and Of Mice and Men, got a letter from his teenage son Thom, in which Thom confessed that he had fallen desperately in love with a girl named Susan at his boarding school.
Steinbeck wrote this wise and wonderful letter back to him the same day...
New York
November 10, 1958
Dear Thom:
We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.
First -- if you are in love -- that's a good thing -- that's about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don't let anyone make it small or light to you.
Second -- There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything good in you -- of kindness and consideration and respect -- not only the social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you sick and small and weak but the second can release in you strength, and courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn't know you had.
You say this is not puppy love. If you feel so deeply -- of course it isn't puppy love.
But I don't think you were asking me what you feel. You know better than anyone. What you wanted me to help you with is what to do about it -- and that I can tell you.
Glory in it for one thing and be very glad and grateful for it.
The object of love is the best and most beautiful. Try to live up to it.
If you love someone -- there is no possible harm in saying so -- only you must remember that some people are very shy and sometimes the saying must take that shyness into consideration.
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
It sometimes happens that what you feel is not returned for one reason or another -- but that does not make your feeling less valuable and good.
Lastly, I know your feeling because I have it and I'm glad you have it.
We will be glad to meet Susan. She will be very welcome. But Elaine will make all such arrangements because that is her province and she will be very glad to. She knows about love too and maybe she can give you more help than I can.
And don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens -- The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
Love,
Father
Thank you all for your amazing support over the last 6 years I hope that there are many more to come. I love you all. I'm curious as to which of your posts have been your favorites over the years.. I will post a few of my favorites, just for kicks!
Dating--
"Honey, Dating is Like a Rubix Cube"
Heartbreak--
The Quiet World
Time-Out
Funny--
Shkool
Whoever said a cat has 9 lives has never had a tabby
Random--
Ninteen,Ten things and da arts-
The One Way Street
