Wintery Weather...So Overrated!

I don't know about you all, but this weather is driving me insane. One minute it's sunny, the next it's snowing, and then it's raining, and then it's sunny again. When will it end?!

There are a select few things that I actually like about this weather, more of a cause/effect thing at least. Driving down a hill that's covered in a sheet of ice is an AWFUL experience, especially when there is a traffic light halfway down the hill. To sum it up, pressing your breaks doesn't do anything except make you swirve everywhere. This, unfortunately, happened to me yesterday on my way to school. Trying to stop before the red light was nearly impossible. The only reason it worked for the two cars in front of me was because they nailed the cars in front of them. I was only a few feet from being in that accident. Instead, I ended up stopped perpendicular to the road, facing a mailbox, with one tire half way on a curb. What a complete nightmare. Now, what is the good thing about this situation? Well, you may be thinking nothing. However, when you get so close to getting in an accident, your life kinda flashes before your eyes. All stress is put aside, all worries are put aside, all the material things of the world are put aside, and the only thing on your mind is a prayer to stay with the ones you love. Afterwards, all you have inside you is a thankful heart that you're still alive, and you begin to go about your day differently, as though it's your last. I believe that is how we should live every day.

Be My Valentine, Tomorrow?

Ahh. It's that time of year again. The day that people say everyone is thinking about love. But why is it just one day? This year will be my second time, in my 19 years of life, that I have a 'significant other', the same one as last year in fact. So, recently, instead of being asked "How's school?" or "How's work?" or "How's that one thing?", I am constantly being asked "So, what special thing do you and Christian have planned this Valentine's Day?" And you know what, I'm pretty much sick of it. Isn't that awful? I love this holiday, don't get me wrong; but with school and work and extra-curriculars, I am lucky just to spend any time with my 'everyday Valentine' this week. We have both agreed, that since things have been so hectic lately, we don't plan on doing anything "special". Every moment we get to spend with each other, as rare as those moments come, are the most special and meaningful. Why should we treat each other any different one day of the year? It's like saying we have to be super nice to our moms on Mother's Day, or that we can only focus on Jesus on, or around Christmas. It's not right. If you are going to love somebody, don't only let it show one day out of the year. If they are so special to you that you want to show how you feel, why wait for a "special occasion"? I do love Christian, everyday. And I will treat him the same as any other day of the year, cherishing every moment, despite the day, that we get to see each other. And I am looking forward to when we "celebrate" Valentine's Day with our USUAL Jack's pizza and a rented movie. It's what we love doing, and it's what we are doing as our "special plans".


By the way, Christian, I hope the whole pizza and movie thing sounds good :) There will be a Mountain Dew waiting for you, like always!!