"breathe in for luck
breathe in so deep.
this air is blessed
you share with me.
this night is wild
so calm and dull.
these hearts they race
from self-control."

hands down, dashboard confessional

lately, when i've woken up in the morning, the first thought that hits me . . . well, okay second because the first is usually 'i have to pee' or 'coffee'. . . so the second thought that hits me is that this is one of the best times of my life. i'm happier than i have been in such a long time. and the greatest thing is that i've got more going on than ever before, with my family and ariel and my friends' lives . . . but i'm so at peace, i'm so happy! i'm a bit tired . . . but i'm happy!

my life isn't perfect, but i am really happy. here are some things that i want to change

1. get into shape! uuggghhh i'm not overweight or anything i'm just thin and not in shape. for me, it's not about what i eat it's just that i should be running again or at least continuing yoga.
2. i want to say my night prayers. i've been bad about it lately, and i need to keep it up.
3. i want to dress well every day. i was good at it in the beginning of the year and now i'm back to sweats every day.
4. i want to keep in better touch with my far away friends. i love you all so much!
5. keep my house clean! all the time! it mostly is until i get stressed!

well i guess that's not all, but it's a good list for now.

ariel and i have an advent program, to prepare our hearts for christmas. most of it is going to mass more often (daily mass), confession . . . but my favorite one is that we're going to attempt to clean up our mouths. not that we curse all the time, but our humor is often flavored with a few explitives. so we're trying to cut that out. *shrugs* we'll see how it goes. it's kind of funny because we both feel like we have to practice a few weeks before advent because four weeks to try to stop cursing doesn't seem like enough, so we're already starting. *smiles*