happy friday

It's Friday, huzzah!

My Friday's off to a good start. I read a couple talks and got to talk with my dearest love for a little bit.

One of the talks I read is "The Abundant Life" by Elder Wirthlin. It's one of my favorites and I love rereading it. Two passages in particular stood out to me today:

"We are sons and daughters of an immortal, loving, and all-powerful Father in Heaven. We are created as much from the dust of eternity as we are from the dust of the earth. Every one of us has potential we can scarcely imagine."

"The abundant life isn’t something we arrive at. Rather, it is a magnificent journey that began long, long ages ago and will never, never end."

I'm grateful for the calming power of words. I guess I'm one who feels the Spirit through words more than through other ways. Not always, of course. Some words, though, get me every time.

Yesterday I enjoyed a most splendid trail run with Lisa. It feels so good to push through the pain steep inclines induce. I feel I'm still riding a sort of high even though I finished running 12 hours ago. Isn't it lovely?

Well, I'm off to school. Only eight school days till Thanksgiving break. So grand.

the end of missing someone

"I like to see people reunited, maybe that’s a silly thing, but what can I say, I like to see people run into each other, I like the kissing and the crying, I like the impatience, the stories that the mouth can’t tell fast enough, the ears that aren’t big enough, the eyes that can’t take in all of the change, I like the hugging, the bringing together, the end of missing someone."

--Jonathan Safran Foer Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

happiness lately

• Saturday's ride up Hobble Creek's right fork with Pa and Jim
• sunny days
• chat time with lovelies
• sleep
• phone calls from Mr. Smith
• emails from Mr. Smith
• Mr. Smith (yep, I could gush forever, but I'll spare you most of the mush)
• family dinner
• old writings
• outdoor conversations with Joshy
• hymns
• piano
  
• scriptures
• eyes
• Ma's pumpkin cookies
• candles
• water-coloring
• the lovebug featured below

we thought we would be the line,

but it turned out there were already eight people waiting in line at 4 o'clock when we showed up. The doors didn't open till six, but it was well worth the wait. We stood at the very front, mere feet away from this graciously cute woman:




She was amazing and we had such a grand time. Thanks, Magsie, for being so wonderful. I love any birthday present that involves Regina Spektor and I also love if that birthday present involves going to a concert with my dear dear friend. I really should just call us sisters, eh, Marge? Quite a few people of late have asked us if we're sisters and we both look at each other and say, "Yes," or, "You could say so." Thanks cecmpa!

le jeudi

Just finished up a little lunchy lunch: a wheat bagel, three garden tomatoes, and a strawberry yogurt. Oh, can't forget the morsel of a yummy Milka bar Andrew gave to me before he left. Yum.

I love food.

And I love working out.

Surprise! I feel so repetitive. But exercising is a mode in which I truly feel myself and feel peace. So I suppose I'll forever be writing about it. My apologies if it's tedious to you.

I managed to steal away yesterday on my bike. I rode to school and froze slightly, but enjoyed my route home. I didn't go straight there but ventured up the canyon a little before hanging my bike up on the wall. Perfecto.

And this afternoon, I'm going to steal away on these legs and enjoy a nice run.

Making me smile: Regina and Josh.

Why?

I'm going to Regina Spektor tomorrow night with moya dorogaya Margarita. Ypa! I love concert going. Pictures to come for sure.

And Josh is just amusing. Setting: dinner last night plus Josh who's been sick and a little out of sorts. Dad asks him to pray. Josh begins, "We thank thee for this food. Please bless that no harm will come over it." Oh man. Pretty awesome, eh?

"a day is long and I'll be waiting for you..."

"...as in an empty station

when the trains are parked off somewhere else, asleep."

-Neruda

i love

ten day forecasts in November in which the prediction for the next four days is sunny weather.

I most definitely need to steal away on my bike on one of those sunny afternoons.