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Hey all~well, I just spent this past week on vacation, part of it in Mobile Alabama babysitting my nephew Christopher, and part of it in Florida along the Gulf. Getting away was wonderful...I didn't really realize how much I needed to just get away, out of Atlanta, and away from everything in my life... No talking on the telephone, no talking on IM, going to bed before midnight, no work, no responsibilities...Sorry everyone, no offense...you know I love you all, but I just needed time to breathe...
Alabama was, well, Alabama...there's not much you can say for Alabama. I mean, the people who live there love it, cause they've lived there all their life, but for the rest of us, Alabama may seem as remote as planet Mars. :) It really is peaceful there, though, and I came to realize that although there is absolutely nothing to do in the town of Mobile, people live very happy lives...It put things into perspective for me, and the simplicity and old-fashioned style of it all made me see the true beauty and value that a small, secluded, uncivilized town has to offer. The quality of life there is much different than say, Atlanta, or other big cities.
And while I was in Mobile, I got to spend quality bonding time with my little love, Christopher. Holding him in my arms was like holding a piece of Heaven. It was so precious. And he smiles a lot now, and is so much more attentive than he was two months ago. It's amazing how much babies change in the span of one year! So I spent a lot of time with him this past weekend, while my sister and her husband were at my sister's friend's wedding. I got to go to the wedding at the church, which was wonderful...it was truly a beautiful wedding ceremony, and this may sound weird, but I learned more about the sacrament of marriage, the meaning and purpose of it all, through the ceremony and through the bride and groom.
And then after Mobile my parents and I headed to Florida, near the Gulf. We stayed at this beautiful resort... There was, once again, absolutely nothing to do there, I couldn't even get reception on my cell phone very well, but it was great, just what I needed. And yeah, I basically spent my days bike-riding with my parents, taking walks, sitting on the beach, looking out over the ocean, thinking about things...And it was good to be with my parents. But the best part about it was I just really had time to figure things out, and to do some soul searching. But then I received a wake up call, reminding me that I had to return to the life I'd abandoned that whole week, when a tropical storm approached the region...we actually had to leave a day early to escape it.
For some odd reason, I began to think about my future on my vactaion. I don't know if this was ignited by spending time with Christopher, attending the wedding, being in the middle of nowhere, having absolutely nothing to do, or what, but I just thought about things, and I began to vision my life not just where I am now, but where I'll be years from now...I decided that when I get married, I want to live in a small town near a body of water, and that I want to have to have the golden retriever puppy I've dreamed of ever since I was a child (my dad is allergic to dogs and cats), and I want to name it Bailey (and call it Bay Bay for it's nickname), and I want to have 5 children, preferably 3 girls, 2 boys, and I want to have twin girls :) And in order from oldest to youngest, I want to name them Christian Clark, Magali Ann and Madelyn Marie (the twins), Mary Grace, and Andrew Augustus. Lol, wow, maybe I had too much time on my hands :) And I thought of other things too, but yeah...I've already written a very lengthly journal entry, so I won't bore you with any more details :)
Anyhoo, as of now, I'm missing work, and not quite knowing what to do with myself, since I don't have anything really to do during the day now, besides get ready for college and all. But yes, I will write back later, and I promise, I won't write a book the next time...Talk to ya'll later!
Alabama was, well, Alabama...there's not much you can say for Alabama. I mean, the people who live there love it, cause they've lived there all their life, but for the rest of us, Alabama may seem as remote as planet Mars. :) It really is peaceful there, though, and I came to realize that although there is absolutely nothing to do in the town of Mobile, people live very happy lives...It put things into perspective for me, and the simplicity and old-fashioned style of it all made me see the true beauty and value that a small, secluded, uncivilized town has to offer. The quality of life there is much different than say, Atlanta, or other big cities.
And while I was in Mobile, I got to spend quality bonding time with my little love, Christopher. Holding him in my arms was like holding a piece of Heaven. It was so precious. And he smiles a lot now, and is so much more attentive than he was two months ago. It's amazing how much babies change in the span of one year! So I spent a lot of time with him this past weekend, while my sister and her husband were at my sister's friend's wedding. I got to go to the wedding at the church, which was wonderful...it was truly a beautiful wedding ceremony, and this may sound weird, but I learned more about the sacrament of marriage, the meaning and purpose of it all, through the ceremony and through the bride and groom.
And then after Mobile my parents and I headed to Florida, near the Gulf. We stayed at this beautiful resort... There was, once again, absolutely nothing to do there, I couldn't even get reception on my cell phone very well, but it was great, just what I needed. And yeah, I basically spent my days bike-riding with my parents, taking walks, sitting on the beach, looking out over the ocean, thinking about things...And it was good to be with my parents. But the best part about it was I just really had time to figure things out, and to do some soul searching. But then I received a wake up call, reminding me that I had to return to the life I'd abandoned that whole week, when a tropical storm approached the region...we actually had to leave a day early to escape it.
For some odd reason, I began to think about my future on my vactaion. I don't know if this was ignited by spending time with Christopher, attending the wedding, being in the middle of nowhere, having absolutely nothing to do, or what, but I just thought about things, and I began to vision my life not just where I am now, but where I'll be years from now...I decided that when I get married, I want to live in a small town near a body of water, and that I want to have to have the golden retriever puppy I've dreamed of ever since I was a child (my dad is allergic to dogs and cats), and I want to name it Bailey (and call it Bay Bay for it's nickname), and I want to have 5 children, preferably 3 girls, 2 boys, and I want to have twin girls :) And in order from oldest to youngest, I want to name them Christian Clark, Magali Ann and Madelyn Marie (the twins), Mary Grace, and Andrew Augustus. Lol, wow, maybe I had too much time on my hands :) And I thought of other things too, but yeah...I've already written a very lengthly journal entry, so I won't bore you with any more details :)
Anyhoo, as of now, I'm missing work, and not quite knowing what to do with myself, since I don't have anything really to do during the day now, besides get ready for college and all. But yes, I will write back later, and I promise, I won't write a book the next time...Talk to ya'll later!