I got the apartment I wanted, in the area I wanted, at the price I wanted, for the length of time I wanted, with the preferred aesthetics I wanted, shared with the person I wanted.  This place is the coolest.  I’m really happy to be here.

Having an angsty twisted frown get wiped clean off my face by the happy memory of that night a few weeks ago that I played Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon with my parents.  Who knows how that even happened, but it was ha-larious.

Dogs baking in the sun, pretty purple crocuses, and the smell of warm sunscreen off passersby.

I think this is the earth’s way of apologizing for the flooding last week.  Even though this will end tomorrow, I graciously accept.

Peeps can also be eaten out of the microwave. This is often done in conjunction with “Peep Jousting,” a game in which two Peeps are placed in the microwave with toothpicks stuck in them. The Peeps expand in the microwave, the player whose Peep pierces the other Peep gets the honor of eating both hot and gooey Peeps.

Outstanding.

Knowing that this feeling of my heart squeezing tears up to my throat when we say goodbye will be replaced by the feeling of my heart thumping like a jackhammer when I walk through the arrivals gate yet again on Friday morning.

I’ll pour a little coffee before Christmas so I can afford the gifts I’d love to give.