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So, I am a big fan of a good inspirational song. I can remember my senior year of high school it was Christina Aguilera's "Keep On Singing my Song." Then freshman year I had Mae's "Sun." There was Rascal Flatt's "I'm Moving On" and the list of course continues...

Well here is the latest. Lady Antebellum with "One Day you Will." I was feeling down one day and got a text from Leigh and she introduced me to this song. Thanks to my friend Leigh!

Happy Thursday! Enjoy!

You feel like you’re falling backwards
Like you’re slippin’ through the cracks
Like no one would even notice
If you left this town and never came back
You walk outside and all you see is rain
You look inside and all you feel is pain
And you can’t see it now

Chorus
But down the road the sun is shining
In every cloud there’s a silver lining
Just keep holding on (just keep holding on)
And every heartache makes you stronger
But it won’t be much longer
You’ll find love, you’ll find peace
And the you you’re meant to be
I know right now that’s not the way you feel
But one day you will

You wake up every morning and ask yourself
What am I doing here anyway
With the weight of all those disappointments
Whispering in your ear
You’re just barely hanging by a thread
You wanna scream but you’re down to your last breath
And you don’t know it yet

Find the strength to rise above
You will
Find just what you’re made of, you’re made of

Click here to hear the song!

Born-Again

So here's the thing:

Today a friend and I got to talking about born-again virgins. And unlike many mythical creatures whose existence I also entertained as a child it seems these people DO exist (just kidding, wear it PROUD). Anyways, we were talking it over because while neither of us have shut that door, we do know people who have. And, to us, that is just fascinating.

So what exactly is the deal? I mean I get the notion- people that once (or twice or thrice and so on) have had sex, give it up. No sex until marriage/love/whatever. Seems simple. But then I got to thinking. Well, what is sex? Are we talking the whole playing field or just home plate?

If we're just talking about "sexual intercourse" then I say "WHAT THE HECK?!" As grown born again adults, do people try to play that sort of rationalizing game for reals? Sex is sex. To draw the line somewhere in the gray seems so arbitrary and childish. And if they are, I would LOVE to know the reasoning behind drawing these distinctions. We all know that sex is some serious (seriously fun) business. Sex is the most intimate thing and it complicates many a relationship. But once you've had sex (we are talking about the born agains, remember) you know that engaging in any form of sex complicates things.

I mean, I get that this sounds a little absolutist of me. But after having sex and then giving it up it seems like that is a pretty extreme choice and one that I'm sure arises for all the best of reasons. I just wanna know more!

Friendship

Even though I've already written one post about friendship I thought it was worth writing another. Probably won't even be the last.

Friendship is really important to me. One of the biggest lessons I've learned about friendship is that friendship takes effort. It is not all fun and games and here's why:

Well for one there is the friendship of inconvenience: one where you don't see the friend on a daily basis or even at a routine function. If your friendship with another is one of inconvenience, then it takes compromise. You have to PLAN to see these people and you have to put forth the energy to stay involved with one another.

Also, when a friend goes through a rough patch, real friends don't jump ship. They are there--calling to check in, bringing over dinner or taking the friend out for a night on the town! Even when a friend is being a Debbie Downer, a real friend will overlook it and ride it out for better times.

Thank God for all of my good friends. <3

Happy Harry Potter Day

What does it take to watch all 5 Harry Potter DVDS?

- Really amazing friends.

- A comfy place to sit.

- 3 meals: french toast, Chinese Food, pasta and salad.

- Lotsa sweets- Brownies and Tollhouse Frosted (aka Orgasm) cookies.

- 12.5 hours!!!

And yes, that was my day.

Just saying...

All of a sudden there has been a lot of news programming dedicated to the legalization of marijuana. I'm way too out of the loop to know exactly why this is but I definitely think it is a good thing that the country is starting to seriously coonsider this! The adverse effects of weed are pretty minimal and comparable to the use of alcohol and legal prescription narcotics.

In America, everything is sensationalized. Sex, drugs and rock and roll. I think the government needs to start pciking their battles a big more. Holland has long legalized the drug and their consumption rates are much lower than the States. Making pot taboo doesn't help anyone.

Alsoooo, if 60-70% of the Mexican drug cartel money comes from marijuana sales, isn't this a no brainer? Legalizing pot would cripple the cartel and cut down on the influx of crime that spills over onto American soil.

Ok, done ranting. Happy Saturday!!!!

A few of my favorite things...

1. Mani/pedis- M&M colored fingers and feet!

2. The gym- workin on my FITNESS

3. The YOGURTLAND that just opened up next to me.

4. Time with my fabulous friends!!!

5. Getting my single girl swag on

Aaaaand most importantly: feelin' girlie, gettin' pretty for a night out!

and we're back...

just got home from the long, long trip to ATX. it feels so good to be home. soooo good to have the boss lady away for the week to ease myself back into working and everything as well.

i love when i feel the way i do right now. there's just a calm, relaxed feeling that washes over me from time to time. it's just the right amount of being comfortable in my skin and content with where i am. this year was full of a lot of confusion and disappointment and it's finally starting to feel like the all the pieces have crashed.

even if it's just for now.