Happy Post!

Well, today's post is a generally happy post. I am happy! We won't count the amount of sugar from the root beer I am currently drinking (I try not to drink sodas) and the caffeine from my usual cup of coffee this morning. I am in a good mood today! I just feel so happy to have people in my life who motivate me and teach me about the reasons we are here. Community for me is so important.

That is why I think it is so hard to let go of Spain because my friendships there were some of the most profound friendships I have ever had, but God is allowing me to find those again. Now, (not putting Americans down...ha!) friendships in America are really for seasons. We are a very busy people. We never know where we will be, and we generally make friendships knowing it wont be the same forever. We are terrible at keeping in touch! While in Spain, they are for life, which makes me so happy that I have international friendships that will always be there. How great! [ Sam, sabes que en el futuro voy a quedarme en tu casa hasta estas harto de mi! Tienes que aceptarlo!! ]

Eventhough I have a long night of studying Legal aspects, and I have to go drop millions on groceries at Wal-mart; I am happy. Today at work, I realized all the opportunities to make a difference in the world. I love my job. I look up grants, scholarships, fellowships, and volunteer opportunities worldwide. I think everyday I daydream about something else I could do with my life. Now, I won't go into how overwhelming it sometimes seems in figuring out the future because this is a happy post, but for real, someone told me, "its pretty incredible when you figure out you can do anything and go anywhere in the world." I am beginning to understand that and trying not to let it take over my life. I just need to live in the moment and enjoy the community that surrounds me.

I have such a desire for adventure, but I can't pass up on great moments like today when no matter what happens in the future my life sort of seems to make sense. Now, tonight when I start to study legal, we will see how long the "making sense business" really stands. Let's just say, my ability to learn things quickly has left me. When I put that other language in my brain, I think I ran out of space for new information! So sad, I can't get rid of the senseless things in there like the lyrics to Ice Ice Baby...