dan in real life.

If you've never seen it, please do. It's for your good -- scouts honor. I'm actually watching it at the moment... Let me tell you about my favorite scene.

So, Dan (a widower with 3 girls) meets this woman whose name is Marie. The way they meet is adorable, but not as good as the scene to follow... Dan and Marie are at this "shack" shall we call it and they're simply enjoying coffee and this incredible looking blueberry muffin -- to which Dan attributes the description of "planet". Amazing. The scene, in its simplicity and purity, depicts what it is like when two people meet and fall in love. I think it can happen... Not to mention, the music for the movie is absolutely phenomenal. Sondre Lerche is a rare gem and adds such symmetry and life to the movie. If I could ever have a soundtrack for my life, it would most definitely be the music found in this movie.

Not sure that I could talk it up any more than I already have, so rent it. Watch it. Trust me, I know you'll love me for it :)

leading lady.

Today was good. A lovely day outside, embraced by good weather and shared with beautiful company.

I spoke with a close friend tonight and somehow, in the simplicity of it all, I had an epiphany. If you've ever had the pleasure of seeing the movie The Holiday you may remember the part where Kate Winslet has supper with this adorable older fellow. His character had been in the movies for years and she is able to learn from his wisdom. During their conversation he says something to her that I will never forget...

"Iris, in the movies we have leading ladies and we have the best friend. You, I can tell, are a leading lady, but for some reason you are behaving like the best friend."

It's so perfect. Too many of us women decide we are not worthy of the "leading lady" place and frankly, I'm tired of it. I am finished seeing so many of my girlfriends hurt and I've decided to do something about it. In my conversation with my friend, I repeatedly told her how special she was and how deserving she was of a man that would love her and treat her with respect. Somehow we get in this idea that it's okay to settle... This girl isn't settling. The Lord is teaching me to see myself as He sees me -- as difficult as that is for me to do. He sees beauty, worth, and a pure heart. I don't want to be the best friend... I'd like to be the leading lady. Embrace it with me.

g'nite.

long time, no type.

Hello there.

Today I started the first day of my last spring semester of college. After this spring I will not have another spring break. I cannot imagine life without one. And I'm pretty sure that when mid-March of 2010 rolls around I will be sorely disappointed. Or maybe not...

Maybe I will have landed my dream job, have fallen in love (which I've been wishing for quite some time now), and I'll be completely satisfied. Life has it's way of creeping up on you with surprises. Did I mention I LOVE surprises? Well, I do. Over Christmas break I thought a lot over the next year of my life: where will I be this time next year? who will I meet? what will I be doing? Of course I graduate next December and then what? Honestly, I've never really thought about where I'll be when I graduate, but I can tell you that I thought about it a lot over my break.

There are pro's and con's to moving back home to Atlanta... My parents live there -- rather, my support system -- friends, seasons. Yet, I have friends here too. I have a good job working in the Admission Department here at school and who's to say that they might/might not offer me a job once I graduate? But do I really want to live in Lakeland??? I've thought about places like Europe, Massachusetts, North Carolina... I guess anywhere that I think about has their pro's and con's. So, who knows.

And then there's falling in love. I think part of me has given up on the idea. Truly. It isn't that I don't want it, it's just that love has simply not found me yet. You see, I have this horrible habit of meeting somebody, getting to know them a bit, and then falling for them. And when I say, "fall for them", I mean that I fall deep into this idea that maybe someday they will wake up and see me there. Yes, me. Maybe they'll take note that I'm worth it. Of course love isn't easy, but it's certainly worth it. I've watched my parents and I can only dream of being in love like they are. I want to be noticed... but I'm finished on looking for it myself. When it's time, it will happen. It cannot come too soon.

So, however you may take this, I leave you with this charge (however church-y that just sounded!):

open up your eyes and see what's in front of you.