Alamo City to Bean Town

Day 27 - Talk about your siblings

I have an older brother and an older sister. 

My brother and I have a somewhat strained relationship, mostly because there’s not a lot that we have in common and it makes it difficult to connect.

My sister and I used to war with one another on a regular basis but the last few years we’ve gotten a lot closer and I really love having a friend and an ally in her. I know our life paths are really different but I appreciate being able to go to her about things. :-)

Day 26 - Your religious beliefs.

That’s difficult. I suppose I consider myself Christian out of habit and history. But I find that there are some really valuable lessons in the bible and I try to live my life by them. Some days I do better at this than others, but I do understand that I have been definitely lacking spiritual direction in my life. 

Lucky for me, this realization came right in time for the Lenten season and I have adopted 40 days of written prayer to help me reconnect spiritually with God. 

Day 25 - 10 Ways to win your heart

1. Two stepping, hands down. Straight shot to my heart, for real.
2. Watch Disney movies with me (and not get annoyed when I think the animal sidekick is adorable).
3. Love my curly hair because that’s how it is naturally. Play with it, curl your fingers in it. :-) 
4. Dates that include an activity of some kind - batting cages, dancing, arcades, sporting events (watching), 
5. Go on walks with me and hold my hand.
6. Kiss me on my forehead
7. Share the things that are important to you with me, whether they be things that you do, people you know, or thoughts that you have. 
8. I really enjoy quiet time. Both of us sitting on the couch, me reading and you watching TV, still sharing space but being able to have our own “thing” in that space.
9. Cook with me or for me. I love a good team effort.
10. Make me laugh. I can be entirely too serious sometimes so I love it when someone can bring humor into my life. 

It’s late… because they required more thought than I had anticipated. 

Day 24 - Things you want to say to five different people.

Well, I’m about two hours late with this one, because I was on the phone with my ADPi bestie for about two hours catching up about life and such, but here it is, get excited because I rarely use names in posts

1. Kat - I am so glad that we bonded this summer and have maintained a friendship despite distance and with the aid of the always wonderful Skype.
2. Hurst - I miss you. I hope that one day things will get back to the way they used to be.
3. Joell - I’m so glad we caught up tonight. I miss living with/near you and being in each other’s lives on a daily basis.
4. Kim - I’ll be seeing you this summer. Georgia borders Florida, just get ready.
5. Bailey - You are my little ray of sarcastic sunshine and I love you for it. I can’t wait to know you when we’re older. :-)

Day 23 - Something you always think “what if…” about. 

Oh this is a dangerous one. There are a lot of “what ifs” 

• What if I had gone to Clemson in 2010?
• What if I had never caught my ex cheating on me?
• What if I had gone to grad school in Texas?
• What if I had stayed on a Criminal Justice career track?
• What if this relationship or that relationship had gone differently?
• What if I had said the right thing at the right time. 
• What if we had made it work?
• What if I had stayed in Texas, if we had given it a chance?

There are a million what if’s out there that I think about on occasion, but I can’t and don’t let them run my life. 

Day 22 - 10 Things about you people don’t really expect 

1. Even though I’m from Texas I was a figure skater for 11 years
2. I love Texas sooooo much, but I wasn’t actually born there
3. I used to be really tomboyish and never wanted to get married or have kids
4. I sing to myself when I’m alone
5. My considered jobs/careers have been: FBI/DEA Agent, Journalist, Dancer, Writer, and Housewife.
6. I love ancient mythologies
7. At one point when I was young I could vaguely interpret hieroglyphics
8. At one point in time I considered not even going to college
9. I experience recurring dreams
10. I’m not the most confident person in the world, and I second guess myself on a lot of things.

Day 21 - Something you can’t seem to get over

Wow, well, this is certainly telling about a person isn’t it? I would suppose there are certain people in my life that I can’t get over. Certain things left undetermined due to circumstances beyond my or our control, aka, LIFE. 

Other than that, I can’t seem to get over the fact that I managed to lose a very important friendship this year. That while I was fighting for the friendship the other person was casting off five years of friendship and more importantly sisterhood. I don’t know how you go from being the potential witness at my elopement/bridesmaid at my wedding to not speaking to me at all. 

I’m still sad about it, mostly because I miss my friend and I wish I could change things. :-\

Day 20 - The last argument you had

Ummmm… I’m not really sure. 

Day 19 - Something that never fails to make you feel better. 

A hug from a family member or really close friend. :-)

laurenelizabethcreamer:

That moment when you finish a book, look around, and realize that everyone is just carrying on with their lives as though you didn’t just experience emotional trauma at the hands of a paperback.

Fact.