Friends. Family. Love. & Math.

When you break it down, those four things are what my life is all about. Everything can be grouped into one of those categories, and, honestly, I think everything should be. During the past 9 months, my heart has experienced so much of these things. And I can't wait to tell you all about them...

Friendship

One friendship has been strengthened (and now my bed is less than 5 feet away from her's), and another one was formed (a beautiful girl, with a beautiful soul, and a love of Christmas that is admirable). While others continue to thrive, and others continue to be made.

Family

I had the honor of spending this summer with my sister and my two nephews down at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. My brother-in-law is currently deployed, and I couldn't think of a better way to spend my summer than to help out and be there for them. It was the first time my sister and I had lived together...peacefully (for the most part). And I got to experience a nice little chunk of those boyos lives. While I know this past summer is something Lina might not necessarily look back on fondly (I mean, her husband's gone, do you blame her?!), I know that it will always be one of my favorites.

Love

:) :) :). Really, this category encompasses so much. Loving myself, loving my life, being in love, loving everything good about my life, loving the way my life is going. Basically, there's a lot of love over here. And I couldn't be happier.

Math

Oh, math. Math. Math. Math. Right now, my relationship with Math is having a rough time. We're going through a tough phase right now. Math, apparently, wanted to take a little break, and I'm over here pining away for it. Or maybe it's the other way around? Whichever the case, I miss it. A lot. And this break has made me realize just how much I want to go back to school for it. I'm just going to take this break as a blessing, because it really has made me realize that I love it so much. So, as a way for me and Math to work towards a more long-term relationship, I'm going to start doing Math Episodes again. It's something I did every Friday (almost) while I was studying abroad in Budapest. I think it's a great way for me to review all the reasons Math and I fell in love. Plus, I get to share my love of Math with you! And really, when you're in love, don't you just want to shout it to the world?! :)

So, these four things should keep my fingers busy for a while. Along with the Cousins posts I need to get back too. I need to get a working printer so I can start writing those again!