"Choose people who will lift you up. Find people that will make you better." - Michelle Obama

"She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important, you know..." - Marilyn Monroe

Remember:

Helen telling me that I am pure, always myself, and kind and respectful of others. That it's refreshing and that she loves to see her brothers face light up because of it.

Two things to remember:

Be thankful when your friends tell you that the night before, your boyfriend was going on and on about how excited he is to give you your Christmas present.

And be thankful when your boyfriend brags to his friends about how "cool" you are about his guys only night of football.

I take everything too seriously but I don't know how to lighten up.

After brunch with Emma and my love today I sat on Jason's extremely tall and uncomfortable bike as he walked it from Union Square to his apartment. It was his idea, and at first I was hesitant but it was so much fun. We "rode" in the bike lanes and rang the bell at people in our way. It was hilarious. He even took me through Tompkins Square park on ( Read more... )

A couple hours after rolling around on the floor with Jason, Ralph started to cough heavily on what was probably a hair ball - I tried to coerce him to have some water and once that didn't work - Jason scooped up water in his hand and repeatedly fed it to Ralph until he stopped coughing. It was probably the cutest thing I've ever seen.

There are few things better than having a boyfriend who refuses to sit on the opposite side of a restaurant booth because that would be too far away from you.

If someone told me 6 months ago that I'd be dating someone who watches sportscenter while smoking a cigarette, I would've laughed in their face.

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