May 21st

May 21^st, 2014

I wish there was a way to talk to each of you individually rather than over this blog. I was having a weird day today. One of those days where all you want to do is stay in bed, eat junk food and watch trashy movies. I slept in which helped since usually I am up at 5am each morning. The junk food and trashy TV though are harder to come by. Instead I ate the banana bread I made over the fire yesterday and opened more of the letters you sent with me before I left home. I cannot explain to you how grateful I am to have each and every one of you in my life. The letters and love you sent with me is overwhelming. It is not often that people have an opportunity to have letters written to them these days, and to have so many people in my life that I have known since I was a little girl, to those who I only met this year, write to me poems, funny memories, inspirational quotes and sometimes nonsense (Michael)… I am the luckiest. 

Not to worry mom, I am still saving many of them since I know I have a long road ahead of me.  I’m not going to lie, if it felt like there were pictures in the envelope I opened it (sorry Liz). I love having so many photos of friends around my house! I especially appreciate the photos from all places I lived over the past couple of years. I have hung up photos from home of family and animals, I have photos of the beautiful Smoky Mountains (thanks Kevin!), photos of the farm on Bainbridge, and from vacations to Vancouver with some of my favorite people (Beki & Mary!). I have hung up some of the inspirational poems and mantras you have sent me, a wedding handout (congrats Emily & Jeff) along with the paper text messages from my seestor J I want to write back to each of you individually but do not have your addresses… if you would like a letter back PLEASE PLEASE send me your address!!! Mailing letters has become one of my favorite things since being here and I would love to thank you specifically for anything you sent me!