Viva La Vida

So it was a pretty amazing trip!

best parts:
Climbing around the water falls, swimming, and such.
Talking with Rachael till 3 am!
Corn Muffins.
The view, wherever we went.
The authentic food they served us at our work site.
Cute little girl I taught to shred paper.
Dancing to Audio Adrenaline "Get Down"...just like last year!
Nice showers at our villa.
Ice cream at the beach.
Getting no sunburn or bug bites whatsoever!
Finding that turtle wrap skirt.

things i learned from:
Annoying brat kid "helping" me shred paper.
Overheating paper-shredders that took 30 mins to cool down.
Living at an airport for over 13 hours.
Washing 1,000 dishes for like 3 hours.
Cleaning bathrooms.
Losing all my poker chips against a retard kid who got lucky with pocket Aces, his first hand.
Jeremy being a running gossip tabloid about my life.
Staying out all night with the guys when you're going to Puerto Rico at 4am.
Scratching/Bruising up my leg climbing on rocks.
No flushing toilet paper.

And if I had the choice, I'd do it all over again!

Stronger Than Yesterday.

Imagine...Your two best friends are the most amazing people on planet earth.

What would be worse?

1) If they completely despised each other

or

2) If they were all over each other, in love

...

You'd have to be one damn selfless person to wholeheartedly go along with the 2nd option. What would you do when you love them both more than life itself and are just about convinced they love you just as much...when they figure out they are "meant to be." Oh, how to measure love? Is love worth more when it's romantic love? If so, where does that leave you? I'd say, seriously utilizing your coping skills.

The green before the rain.

So today we had an "amazing race." One activity involved writing down two prayer requests and then exchanging them. So my two requests were...

1. Please bring rain.
2. Please help my friend's parents to be more understanding.

All I have to say is: The green before the rain.

I hope you dance.

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

-Lee Ann Womack