I should be studying for finals today, right now in fact. \u00a0But I’m so ready for my long-awaited summer vacation, it’s hard for me to focus.
Today was a good day.
I woke up early. \u00a0I ran a 5K. \u00a0Jasmine ran a marathon. \u00a0So, I really feel quite unworthy of even saying that I ran a 5K. \u00a0But honestly, that’s the farthest I’ve ever ran (without walking). \u00a0And that’s embarrassing but it’s a milestone for me.
Then Ellie, Hannah, and I went to go cheer on Jasmine as she finished her marathon. \u00a0It was amazing, seeing all those runners, knowing that they have been training so much for it. \u00a0It was inspiring, really. \u00a0Seeing people push through and not give up – mentally, physically, and emotionally. \u00a0And then to see people finishing and getting their medals and thinking they deserved so much more than that.
Then Ellie and I went to lunch, yum \ud83d\ude42 And then we talked at Jasmine’s house for a couple hours, which is a lot of fun. \u00a0We talked about lots of things. \u00a0We talked about real things. \u00a0About life and love and the gospel and economics and the government and “what-if” communism actually worked and ideas. \u00a0Great people talk about ideas, not things, not people. (Eleanor Roosevelt?)
Then we watched Becoming Jane.
I love that movie. \u00a0It’s real life. You know how it’s going to end – it’s Jane Austen. \u00a0While the movie might be fictional, the story is much different than any of Jane’s characters’ stories. \u00a0They’re in love, but life won’t let them be together. And her and her sister’s pain is almost tangible.
Then, I went to dinner with my friends from my Italian class. \u00a0I ate bruschetta and gelato and tiramasu. Very, very delicious. \u00a0We tried to speak in Italian to each other the whole time. \u00a0And it was just so much fun. \u00a0We laughed and ate delicious food (which makes any situation amazing, right?) and talked more about life. \u00a0I felt young because two of the girls will be leaving on missions soon.
Life has so much more to offer me and so much more to come.
I’m excited. \u00a0Really.
Because I love life right now. \u00a0And although I hardly have my future figured out, my life right now is just wonderful.<\/p>\n
Grazie, Ciao \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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