I went fishing for the second time ever today. The first time we went I was bored out of my mind. This time was better. I caught 3 fish! I would have had 4 but one got away. :( It was freezing cold and windy. Stayed outside for 7-8 hours. My face is sunburned but I’m not sure how considering my face was covered nearly the whole time. Or maybe its red because my face is all dried from it being so cold. Now we have plenty of fish for meals.

Humbled.

I like going to cafes and chatting. I used to do it pretty frequently and now it rarely happens. I enjoy taking the time to just sit and relax. I miss just talking about life. People are so busy and so rushed these days. We forget to take the time to slow down and just be in the moment for awhile. Do we always need to be doing something? Can’t we just sit around, chat, and reminisce? I feel like most people get so caught up that we forget to just pause and think about or observe something else. We miss all the little things that are part of this world. I enjoy the moments where my eye does catch the sunset, where I stop and look at it instead of just letting it pass by. I enjoy the little things that just make you smile. I enjoy hearing little kids have conversations with each other and observing the innocence. There are some things that occur that just make me a little happier, a little calmer, a little more peaceful. Maybe “I enjoy” or “I like” is the wrong way to describe it, but these are the things that make me think. Watching people hold the doors for each other. Seeing people so willing to help. Noticing how brightly colored the flowers are. Getting lost in the music. Taking a second look at that photograph and reminiscing. I think seeing and observing things like this help us slow down a little. I think we need to slow down a little. It’s easy to get lost in the motions. Take a breathe and begin to think and see differently. Explore a different part of life.

Feeling..accomplished. :)

I took off not knowing how far I’d get. But I made it in and I made it through.

The gift of hope. Happy Easter!

Wednesday’s are Callahan’s nights. What do I like about Callahan’s? I like that when there are no open tables and the manager sees us, he seats us as soon as one opens up, ahead of everyone else. I like that our waitress is super funny and nice. I like that she knows what we want to order already and hooks us up with free drinks. I think its pretty freaking awesome. My favorite part is when we walk in and the place is completely packed and they just cleared off a table in Ruth’s section and we get seated right away. Oh the fun.

Thanks to everyone who celebrated my birthday with me. Thanks for all the phone calls, messages, and cards. I had wonderful company. :)

This weekend was great! It was beautiful outside. Nice and sunny, just how I like it. Went to a nearby park to play some football. It was a lot of fun. The park was pretty nice too. I think it was kind of nice to just be outside and hanging out. Also spent hours playing the wii. I didn’t realize that the wii could be that much fun. Everyone who played or watched had a good time. I like that. That way no one is bored while the other person is playing. Everyone was complaining about sore arms and elbows afterwards. Pretty funny. And we also went ice blocking!! That was one of the funnest (is that a word?) things I’ve done. Although I didn’t realize the blocks of ice would be soo small. Nevertheless, we figured out how to use them. Those things go fast! We didn’t even use it on grass, imagine how much faster it would have been if it was on grass. Like always, everything is all fun and games until someone gets hurt. The ice blocks are small and slippery, meaning it is difficult to stay on them all the way down the hill. I went on this one ride from all the way at the top – pretty steep. Charging down I must have just lifted off the ice block and came back down on the block or the floor (I’m thinking the block) several times really hard. Kind of like bouncing. I hit my tail bone really really hard. I was in a lot of pain and just kind of laid there on the floor. It hurt pretty bad. I was kind of scared to do it again. But I did a few more times later on before I called it a night. But now my tail bone is I think severely bruised or worse. There are definitely bruises on my butt and a couple dark bruises in the vicinity of my tail bone. It hurts to move and it hurts to not move. I can’t sit down normally and I really can’t lay flat on my back. So painful. So frustrating. You never realize how much your body uses every single part until you hurt one part. I can’t bend over. I have to sit on one side and it still hurts. I can’t get up or move down. It’s really lame right now. Although I hope its just a bruise and not a fracture. But its hard to say. And even if it is a fracture, there’s nothing much I can do but let it heal on its own. We’ll give it a week or as long as I can hold out before I see a doctor. It’s a big challenge to sleep though. :( Nevertheless, ice blocking was really fun! I’ll have to do it again, but not anytime soon. Today we also went to the beach. It was beautiful outside. It was hot thought. It hasn’t been this warm in awhile. The beach was packed. We were still able to find a spot to hang out though. I wasn’t able to do much which was lame because usually I’m down for the football/volleyball playing at the beach especially since I don’t usually like to go in the water. I just sat around (as best as I could) and took some photos. Oh yeah, daylight savings is early this year. I love it. Now it’ll be sunny when I leave work! Awesome! I love more daylight. Anyway its been a good weekend and I hope it’ll be a good week as well.

Two Lottery Winners
Unclaimed. I’m not one of them.

#1 Reason Why I Don’t Like Going to Bars or Anything Similar to That Atmosphere
Extremely drunk, loud, and obnoxious people that bother other people.

Funniest Fortune Cookie Fortune
“Ask Your Mom.”

Ice Blocking
Act of sitting on a large block of ice and sliding down a grassy hill. Doing this for my birthday.

Sunsets
I miss them.

I took 3 showers yesterday. 3! I took my morning shower and cleaned up the inside of my car in the afternoon. We were going to go out so I took another shower. After coming back from the pub everything wreaked of smoke so I took another shower.

Went to the e street cafe in encinitas on friday night. We were going to go check out open mic and some guy singing. I thought the cafe was kind of nice but the guy singing wasn’t that good. So we left. Tried to hit up a bar but there were all old people in there. Walked in and walked out.

Went to an irish pub last night. Playing darts is pretty fun, I like playing cricket. I don’t usually like to go to bars/clubs or any type of thing like that. I usually feel very uncomfortable. Plus most people there are in the drunken state and I find drunken people to be quite obnoxious sometimes. I was doing fine playing darts with our own little group until we decided to go outside. It was definitely a different atmosphere out there. Quite uncomfortable feeling. I think if I was with a guy then I’d feel more comfortable at those places. But that is not the case.

Regardless of my issues, I hope Marvin had a good birthday weekend.

Your hand is good, but mine is better, says my dad as we played cards. It was pretty funny.

It’s getting warm. I like it. I like it because I can wear a t-shirt throughout the day and night and not be cold. I like it cause I can sleep in shorts and a t-shirt and not be cold.

I enjoy looking at old family photos. It makes me happy.

“How young are you?” What a good question. That’s what the doctor asked me on Friday. Not how old are you but how young are you. Such a good idea. It should be used for everyone.