Birthdays, Books, and Bonassos

First of alll...

a happy belated BIRTHDAY to my wonderful, loving, incredible, darling, favoritist in the WORLD hubby:)

He turned a whopping 23 years old (...yesterday:/) and it was so exciting to celebrate the first birthday together as a married couple. We took half a day off of school (shhh!) and headed to Pittsburgh for the day. We ate some delicioussss food at the Cheesecake factory and then browsed around the mall. The initial plan was to bum around the Southside and the Strip District,but the weather made that a little difficult. didn't matter- a day spent with him is fun-

rain or shine:)

Yesterday I was thinking...few people spend they're 23rd bday with a spouse these days...we got married young according to most standards. I don't advocate one way or the other, for us it was PERFECT timing (as God's timing usually is...:)

But as I was thinking about it, I started listing the current and future benefits to getting married young:

1) More time with the love of your life (duh:)

2) Get a head start on the big time anniversaries-- (Lord willing, I dream of our 75th:)-- I'd be 98!)

3) Hopefully get to spend lots of time with children and grandchildren and maybe even GREAT grandchildren!

4) I like when people react like we are total crazies. ("YOU'RE marrrrried???") Yup!

5)We get to adjust to life with no income first, so that when hard time do come in the future, we know that our foundation is not made of money.

6)We get to experience law school and young-adult life TOGETHER :) Which will hopefully mean that we will grow together and understand each other better in the long run.

...Oh, there are more, SO many more:)

But anyway, a GIANT HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my forever love!

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A little side note/tid bit-- I've been reading this book lately.

I know you'd think that the last thing a law student wants to do in her free time is READ...

but the opposite is true! ...At least for me:)

I stole this book ( on accident) when I was student teaching at Bridgeport High School 3 years ago.

The AP English class I was observing was reading it. It has sat, untouched, on my bookshelf since then, and I finally decided to give it a go.

It's an excellent bathroom book.

Have I mentioned that the bathroom is my favorite place to read?

Well, it is.

Don't judge:)

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And lastly...

Tonight we're grabbing dinner with these beautiful people:)

Meet...the Bonassos!

Mr. B was J's roommate for a couple years in college, and Mrs. B was a great friend of ours:)

It was pure magic when the two of them came together.

They were married just 4 months before we were.

Since then, they have moved too Charleston----waaay to far away from us!

But they're coming for the WVU game this weekend, and we are so looking forward to seeing them tonight!

Side note#2:

In 2008 I spent the summer in China with these lovely folks and 6 other dear friends- it was truly the time of my life! I'm fairly sure this picture was taken there...because I'm specifically remember Mr. B buying those sunglasses in the market. I then promptly broke them.

My bad.

Much love to all of you, may you all have a glorious weekend!!

Litany

This poem and this little boy have been stuck in my head for the past few days- let the lovely words shrouded in his precious innocence sink in- enjoy :)


Three year old boy reciting "Litany" by Billy Collins

LITANY

by Billy Collins

You are the bread and knife,

the crystal goblet and the wine.

You are the dew on the morning grass

and the burning wheel of the sun.

You are the white apron of the baker,

and the marsh birds suddenly in flight.

However you are not the wind in the orchard,

the plums on the counter,

or the house of cards.

And you are certainly nit the pine-scented air,

there is just no way that you are the pine-scented air.

it is possible that you are the fish under the bridge,

maybe even the pigeon on the general's head,

but you are not even close

to being the field of cornflowers at dusk.

And a quick look in the mirror will show

that you are neither the boots in the corner

nor the boat asleep in its boat house.

It might interest you know,

speaking of the plentiful imagery of the world,

that I am the sound of rain on the roof.

I also happen to be the shooting star,

the evening paper floating down an alley,

and the basket of chestnuts on the kitchen table.

I am also the moon in the trees

and the blind woman's tea cup.

Bot don't worry, I'm not the bread and the knife.

You are still the bread and the knife.

You will always be the bread and the knife,

not to mention, the crystal goblet and--somehow--the wine.

Come to think of it...

I can't...
throw a spiral.
believe how much stock people put in evolution.
follow politics.
wait for the new Narnia movie to come out.
stay up late anymore.

I still...
eat cottage cheese and peaches.
use the finger trick for my "nine" times-tables.
can't believe I'm married to the love of my life.
think the String Theory is going to change the world.
miss my Pappap.

I tend to...
bite my nails.
be very picky about the water I drink.
always order the same thing at restaurants.
own up to my mistakes.
exaggerate.

I don't...
care to much for shoes.
know which songs belong to which artists.
like the smell of pickles.
remember birthdays.
play sports.

I bring...
a different perspective to the conversation.
my laundry home.
my lunch to work.
a smile to my husband's face.
good news.

I hate...
gaining weight and not doing anything to fix it.
movies with sad endings.
letting people down.
group projects.
this office phone that won't stop ringing.

I've learned...
to live on a budget.
loads about myself in law school.
nothing about Property Law or Insurance.
how to file a complaint and an expungement.
what Grace is :)

I've changed my mind about...
the death penalty.
seafood and tomatoes.
having a career.
higher education.
pen preferences.

What about you? :)

All by myself :)

There are two kinds of "alone" when you're the only one working in the whole office on Friday...

the sad-mopey-deep sigh-nothing to do-lame-o-blah-I'm soooo bored-is it 5:00 yet?-drooping eyelids- wish someone would text me back- I'm hungry-this day sucks kind...

or...

the what a wonderful day to do silly things-see how many games of tetris I can play- revel in the fact that I have extra time to get my work done-i brought a yummy lunch today-smile just because you love your husband-talk to yourself-so glad it's almost the weekend-glad I don't have any one to answer to- get to sit in the big office- get excited about every client who comes in to sign a document or make a copy-love your life kind.

I pick number 2.

To anyone who is all by themselves--Have a lovely lonely day:)