Mandy Says...: November 2010

It has been a while, true. Maybe I was just waiting for something interesting to write about. Maybe I still am. I'm sitting in my kitchen. Listening to some amazing music by Beirut, and looking at Leroy the Dog. Well, he's not a real dog. He sits over our kitchen sink, a black and white dog with sad eyes. You see him straight on: he's sitting, waiting for something. Waiting for something that will never come? I don't know - but I can say that so far this year he hasn't had much luck getting whatever he's waiting for. His sad eyes never change.

I don't like it when people do nothing but wait. Just wait 'til you graduate. 'til you have a job. 'til you go on a mission. 'til you're (yes I said it) married. Or have babies. Or make a bunch of money. Until you can travel the world. Until you're a better person. 'Til you stop screwing it up.

I want to live RIGHT now. Be happy now. And why shouldn't I be? I have everything I need - wonderful friends, the gospel of Jesus Christ, my health, the opportunity to learn, a family who loves me (with a new nephew on the way!). I have passions - for learning, for politics, for life, for love. For spiritual things.

So perhaps I'll try to take my own advice. Take time to just feel the sun on my face. Appreciate things I take for granted. Assess my life and realize that yes - it is wonderful. And I am very grateful for that. For my family, my friends, my mind, my heart.

Here are some of the things I am thankful for --

Wonderful Roommates/Besties and Midnight Shopping Trips