Only Dull People Are Brilliant At Breakfast

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast. Do I know what this means? Not a clue.
All I know are the memories, the ideas, and the dreams that go along with it. And for me, that is all I need.


It is six days till Christmas. I can't believe it. The past year has gone by so fast, and yet so very slow. Its hard to believe what my life was like a year ago. So much has changed. I have changed. I have learned alot over the past year, and not for lack of reason. Its hard to fathom all that has happened over a simple twelve months, the life I have now is a world apart from back then. I'm not sad it changed though, its all been for the good. Despite a lot of sad changes its been amazing to see how life works out. Our God truly is amazing. He has taught me so much about his control over every second of our lives.


Something that has become extremely apparent in my life this year is His impeccable planning abilities. I've learned that when the things you don't expect happen its so much more beneficial than the things you did think of. I've learned that when you lose the things you thought you needed most, it often turns out you didn't really NEED them forever after all. If you need it He puts it in your life, whether its to encourage, teach a lesson, or inspire. And, if its not in your life, you don't need it.


I also learned how wonderful one of the scariest things is. Growing up. As much as I've always dreamed of when I was older, the older and older I get the scarier it becomes. I've changed so much over the past year, and I've learned alot about myself. It was scary, but it was worth it, and I'd never trade it for anything. I know that the next year holds just as much change for me, and while it still scares me to death, it also excites me more than I can say.

I've lost dreams this year, I've let them go, and hopefully those beautiful moments float to someone else's mind because they deserve a home, and they got me through so, so much. But even after letting go of those dreams parts of them, bits and pieces will stay with me forever. I know they will. They made me the person I am today and for that I thank them wholeheartedly.


I've, of course, gotten new dreams this year. Magical dreams, even more far-fetched, but maybe, just maybe alot more reachable too. These dreams are my life. They are my gift. And I will hold them dear.


I've made so many wonderful friends this year, and I love them all dearly. They are what bring a smile on my face from day to day.


Its been crazy year, with alot of ups and downs but in the end, its the year I needed. Its the inspiration to my life. Its what made me, me. And its a blessing I would never give up.

To My Maid

Now, I would like to mention a very important subject.

You see I have realized that tomorrow is the birthday of an incredibly special person in my life. And in honor of Miss Hannah's birthday I would like to take this moment to say just how amazing she is.

There is so much about her that I am thankful for and I know that this little note will not even scratch the surface, but I will try none the less. :P

Hannah Hoover.

You are my best friend.

You have always, always been there for me, no matter if it was to make me laugh, to give me amazing advice about life and how to live it honoring the Lord, or if it was to dance with me, to take pictures with me, to watch movies, to listen to music, to ride bikes, to dream amazing, grand, unfathomable dreams.

You are the person who knows my brain better than anybody else.

You are the person that is ALWAYS on not only the same page but the same sentence as I am.

The closest thing to a fight we have EVER had was whether or not sci-fi is awesome or not.

You are my inspiration, you make me work harder, whine less, love more, and an all around better person.

You love your family and your Lord above all else.

You hate lies and violence.

You always stand firm in what you believe.

You take care of everyone else, and I am so happy to get to take care of you.

You have so many talents, from music to cooking to acting to your writing.

You are an incredible thinker.

You are very smart.

You can also be extremely unobservant and oblivious to very basic common know things.

I will NEVER let the fact that you thought putting ties on balloons would make them float go.

 Your outlook on life is amazing.

The word "plethora" will always remind me of you.

You are your generation's hippie, and you always will be.

I love everything you write.

I love knowing exactly what clothes you love.

 I love that moment when you look to me requesting my approval of clothes you know don't work for you, and I love telling you that they don't.

I love that I am one of the few people you will get "annoyed" with when they don't actually deserve it.

I love not putting up with you when you are "annoyed."

I love it when you know I'm right and go off mumbling bitterly to yourself.

I love your love of all things Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Braveheart, and The Godfather.

I love how well our lives fit into the movies we watch.

 I love all the things you've taught me.

I love it when you cook me food.

 I love the amazing nicknames we think up.

 I love the amazing stories and moments we create and experience that could only ever come from us.

I love how obsessive we get about things.

I love the cds you make me every Christmas.

 I love and hate the way you know exactly how to mess with my brain.

 I love being able to see how much we've both grown up.

 I have loved growing up with you.

I love that you want just as many dogs as I do.

I LOVE the looks we give each other and how much we can say in one glance. I

 love sharing the same dream.

I love our relationship.

I love you.

Happy birthday my most loved maid.

Ideas

Okay, first things first. I have fallen in LOVE with The Avett Brothers radio on pandora.  It is phenomenal. Listen to it, you may hate it but you may love it, cause it is definitely lovable.  The Avett Brothers have most definitely found their way onto my Christmas wish list!

So the past weekend I have been working nonstop on one particular gingerbread house, in fact I spent somewhere around 20 hours on it.  Now if that seems slightly obsessive to you, you're probably not that far off base.  But, the whole reason that I spent that much time is simply because I had an idea. 

Just an idea, a thought and a picture in my mind.  I imagined a perfect little gingerbread doll house, with a slanted roof and perfect little windows in the front, and perfect little rooms with all the bells and whistles in the back.  I get these ideas all the time, there are so many things I wish I had the time and the resources to do, and those ideas make me wish I could get back all that time I've wasted doing nothing. 

I have these ideas, but alot of the time those ideas are only ever ideas.  But sometimes, sometimes I get to take those ideas out of my head and make them real.  I wish I could tell you how incredibly exciting that is, how exciting it is when you see something in your head become real right beneath your hands. 

That excitement is why I can spend 20 hours on a gingerbread house that is just gonna be thrown away.  That excitement is why I can sit and work every second that isn't dedicated to other responsibilities.  That excitement is why I can LOVE every moment of it.  I personally don't look at it as obsession, though my logical side of me says it is, I simply did it because every second I spent working on it I loved and every second made me love that I am able to create things. Creating things brings so much joy to my day, and I am so thankful that I have the abilities to have that joy. 

When ideas become reality it is a beautiful thing.