raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways;

I am in a really good place right now, emotionally and geographically. I am in love with the world and really pleased over all with my life and the people in it. I am sitting on my bed at my parents house after having spend a wonderful 24 hours in Wilmington with Jamie... It was absolutely beautiful there. We went to a snazzy fondue place with some of her friends, and then today I went to the beach and explored downtown by myself while she was in class. I went to a few really cute boutiques that were really expensive.. but I kind of wanted to buy everything. It was some really cool, couture inspired stuff. And honestly, I guess it was cheap for what it was. If it had been in NYC it would have been way more expensive. Nevertheless, I saved my monies. For dinner we had some amazing Japanese food, and then I came home soon after.
My father made both a pumpkin pie and a belated birthday cake for me.
Annnd I am going shopping at some point and going to see Catherine at some point which has not happened in FAR too long, and I am off work for the first time on a weekend since I got hired. AND LIFE IS JUST GOOD.
To add icing to the cake, Stacy London is coming to Greensboro in November and I AM MOST DEF GOING TO SEE HER! And Kayla might come! And Ashley is also trying to convince her parents to allow her to join! (I'm glad I don't have to ask permission for such things.. lol.)
And I just love all my friends a lot.
Life is so happy.

But you know, it saddens me that not all of my lovely friends are as happy with the world as I have become. I feel like I am really mature, and have always been ahead of the maturing curve in a lot of ways, but like, it really saddens me to see someone I adore so upset about something that is clearly not even a problem.
It takes a lot for me to back off and not try to step in and be the hero in another person's battle. But I think I've learned to do it.
Because honestly, there comes a point when people just need one specific thing to get over their problem. One. For me, my problem with confidence was overcome with Stacy London. And a few years ago when I was terrified of getting my license, I had to just make the decision to get over that myself. Nothing anyone said or did was helping me.

Anyway, what I'm saying here is, I like to help, I really do. But there comes a point when I know as well as the other person that nothing I am going to say is going to help them.
There comes a point when you just have to let things happen as they will.
There comes a point when you just have to start believing in yourself.

Well, that probably made a lot less sense than I wanted it to, but oh well.

Here is a photo from the beach today!


:) Life is glorious.

Also, this is a random quote that I kind of like
"Now I know the things I know, I do the things I do, and if you do not like me so, then to hell, my love, with you."

Its an odd quote, but I like it.

I can't decide if I should watch another Mary Kate & Ashley movie, or just go to bed...

<3