The Best Day Ever

I have the same excitement levels as a four year old child. When I'm excited or happy, I just want to skip around proclaiming that life is so wonderful, and quite frankly, sometimes I do. Jeremi loves this about me. I never realized that all people aren't like this until I started actually paying attention/observing people. People as a whole seem to me to be grumpy, don't smile often, and just don't act silly often enough. But, I digress as this was not the point of my post today.

Now that I've explained my emotional self, I tend to say things like, "This is going to be the best day ever!" when I get really excited. Went hiking for the first time today and took the dog too. It was fabulous. And so I said to muffin and monster (Monster is so often used as Caesar's nickname that he responds to it.) numerous times today, that surely it was the best day ever.

Went to the Cascades in Pembroke, VA and it was absolutely beautiful. Extremely crowded, but definitely beautiful. I never really gave much thought to how much I love the outdoors, although I did use to study at the park as often as I possibly could.

I suppose the awesome beauty of the outdoors just reminds me that all the stupid things I worry about really don't matter and that in the end, it will all work out. Plus, life is never really how you planned it to be anyhow, and perhaps it's better that way! >)

We're going canoeing tomorrow, my first time actually. So, maybe tomorrow will be another best day ever...

Tiny Tidbit: Found out the difference between through and thru thanks to my darling friend Kate. For those of you out there who didn't know, thru is basically like slang and is never really correct in true written form (i.e. not in texts, etc.)

It's the small joys in life...

I usually like to complain about my lack of direction in life, but alas, I may finally have some semblance of a plan. So, on to something more exciting.

Last post I mentioned my darling (and quite huge/monstrous) puppy. I've basically wanted a puppy all my life, but was never allowed to have one. From the time I met Jeremi, my one big all I ever wanted request was a puppy. After finally moving into a place last November where we could finally have a puppy, we got one! Albeit, the timing wasn't great; five days after bringing home the puppy, Jeremi was in the hospital for a week. But otherwise, the Caesar monster has been quite a joy.

Not being a dog owner for my whole life, there's lots of little "dogisms" that I love! These are the little things Jeremi doesn't seem to appreciate and finds hilarious that I am so amused by them. (Granted he has had a dog pretty much all his life.)

So...

The "Dogisms" I love:
- letting the dog lick my morning yogurt cup and feeling his tongue slap against it as he tries to get every tiny bit possible (hence, the yogurt cup)
- the warm spots the dog leaves on the floor after napping/laying for sometime
- the snuggles when he's finally tired enough to lay still
- his happy tail wagging when he greets you in the morning
- the excitement of trying new foods
- his overall need to please
- the sound of him plopping on the floor, followed by a hugh sigh
- the playfulness as he chases a butterfly or bumblebee
- watching him lay with his paws out front



I suppose I could go on and on. Plus, I'm sure that I'm forgetting some of the really good ones. I love my Caesar monster! Big muffin is often amused watching me watch him. I guess I always was a dog lover and never had an opportunity to indulge.

The Year Plus on my Soapbox

It's been a year and three months since I've been out of school and I must say it's been quite a year or learning and self discovery. I never realized how much I live in Melanie-land until this past year or so. Jeremi and I have these conversations from time to time, particularly on road trips. Seeing as how we just came back from a trip to Louisville to visit the grandparents, I have new insights into me and things I never realized about me.

Here are some examples of my newest insights/epiphanies...
- I never realized that a majority of people are not gutsy. I also never thought that I was gutsy, but apparently even small things like wearing bright off kilter eyeshadow (my newest fav thing to do) can make you daring. Or making random sex jokes that apparently no one usually wants to say out loud. Or having absolutely no reservations about shopping for underwear. (because apparently, most people are squeamish about underwear shopping)

- A friend told me once that most people think of themselves as funny and having good taste. The more I think about this the more I realize it's probably true, but I never bothered to think about it because quite frankly I don't think I'm all that funny. I also wouldn't say that I have good taste, simply that I know what I like and I like what I like.

It's all the tiny tidbits that probably don't matter to anyone (and previously never occurred to me) that I've been learning about. I could go on and on about these useless things, but the point is, I've learned at the very least that I really and truly just live my life going with the flow. I tend not to think about much of anything in great detail, and as I've always said, I'm the girl just skipping through/thru the fields enjoying the smell of grass and flowers unaware of all the world's tiny insignificant details.

Small side note: I've wanted a puppy all my life and wanted to share some photos. Isn't he the cutest ever?

It's a Revolution Baby!

Watched my first episode of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. Wished I had started watching when the show first aired, but I did manage to DVR the last few episodes, so better than nothing I suppose.

Makes me miss Huntington a bit, but I digress...

I suppose the show rekindled the passion in me to become a doctor. After all, my big dream was to help the normal everyday crowd become healthy and stay healthy. (Not that I'm an expert on healthiness or the picture of health...) I've always felt like I could relate to the overweight/obese population despite the fact that I myself am not obese. I love food and always have. I love a greasy fatty burger, fries and a milkshake just as much if not more than the next person. I tend to go through food phases. My senior year of college I went through a pancake phase. I seriously wanted to eat pancakes, with melty butter, eewy gooey syrup and milk for as many meals as possible. So, I can see that it's easy to gain weight, but I also know the value of "real" food, as in food not from a can, etc.

What's more strange about this thought of persistently pursuing the doctor route: this morning I was pseudo-preparing myself to give up the med school dream and perhaps seriously consider becoming a baker. Only goes to show just how lost and perhaps misguided I am. I'm a dreamer for sure and I just want to do it all...

Maybe I'll have it all figured out tomorrow. Haha, not likely, but a good night's sleep never hurt...

Tiny Tidbit about Me: I am awful with punctuation. I like to make up my own rules as I go. Also, I don't know the difference between through and thru. Always been a source of confusion, so I just pick which one based on my mood and which feels right. lol. ;)

What's new with you? And other random rantings...

What's new with you? Usually the question you ask friends when catching up on life events or acquaintances politely ask in an effort to be social. I loathe this question, mostly because it seems like nothing is ever new and life just goes on...

But the ever dreaded question is the point to this blog. I wanted to create a place to share some of my thoughts and feelings (particularly since I'm not one to share all on facebook) and the goings on of my life in an effort to keep in better touch with the people I like. Because, as most of you know, I'm awful at keeping in touch... (plus you'll get to learn some random tidbits about me I'm sure you never knew)

So, feel free to keep in touch via the normal means: phone, email, visits, etc, but in addition, this is the fishbowl of my life...

Not much to report as of now. Loving my life in the new townhouse with my new doggy and new hubby. But that's basically all there is to love. Missing being in school (who would have thought I'd ever miss school) and lacking a purpose in life. Sorta need to find a job, but there are absolutely no desirable jobs in P-town. See, really nothing all that new...

And now, onto my biggest project of the day, to discover the answer to the age old question, What do I want to be doing with my life? Any suggestions are welcome ;)