friendly faces-keds-white choc.mocha's

I find myself slightly speechless, perhaps tongue-tide..


I arrived in the wonderful town of pleasant garden around 5:00pm, Thursday. I arrived to my grandparents so I could hide my car, being unseen. It was Dad's 53rd birthday. He had no idea we were in town. At 6:30pm, my phone rang. Brooke was home. Frantically we drove (windows down, java in hand, Oasis playing loud) to Food Lion to grab balloons and a card. His balloon read, "It's not the age that matters, its the attitude". We arrived...Dad and mom were walking to their car after aerobics. Drive way over the speed limit through a church parking lot, slamming on breaks, parking horribly, we leaped out of the car screaming, "surprise!!!" His face was priceless. Happiness couldn't cover his expression. Lasagna, salad, and praline and cream ice cream cake set the mood for the night.
I couldn't tell you the last time I had family time. It was a blast.

Falling asleep in my own room, even though its completely empty, felt so safe. The turquoise and brown combination of paint relaxed my thoughts.

Yesterday was an afternoon with Corey, Matt, and Justin. Running around Greensboro was random. And needless to say trying to find "windows basic vista" was impossible.. poor Cor. The evening was finished with half a veggie burger at the dorans and homework until 10.

7:45am was the designated time to wake up this morning. Ah, the feeling of waking up, randomly throwing on jeans and keds, and heading to Starbucks... And even better, miss anna karam met me there in her ever so fitting, Toyota Camry. Oh the smile on our faces. You would think we hadn't had any company in ages. Oh, the sight of a friendly face. We only had an hour, but we could have talked for hours. Yet, UNC was calling amk's presence. I couldn't explain to you how excited I am to have her 20 minutes away. So, im preparing to co-exist among The Art Institute and UNC chapel hill. Were calling one another, "Comfort friends- people who can sit in a chair and do nothing and be completely content together."

I drove home afterward, with all of my windows down along with Incubus and Jack playing. It felt good. It feels good to be ME.