On the road again...

So after a year of trying it out in Colordao, Steph and I have decided to pack our bags and head home.

Top 5 things I'll miss about Colorado:
1. The outrageous view...
2. The active lifestyle...
3. My wonderful skydiving friends...
4. hmmmmm...
5.

Okay, so maybe there's only 3 things... The thing is, while Colorado is great in SO many ways, the thing I like most about it, is that it taught me how much I LOVE Oklahoma: I love that my family is there, that my friends are there, I love the town I lived and laughed in for 6 years, you know, I even love the color of the dirt, so I'm looking forward to making that last LONG drive through Kansas and returning to the place I love. But now I find myself in the same place I was a year ago: finding a job, getting settled in, etc.
I have lots of big dreams about what Oklahoma will be like this time around. Some may call this naive, this tendency to dream about how everything will get better by changing jobs, states, houses, etc... But here's to dreaming... dreaming of the perfect job, the most adorable apartment, the vast amounts of time I will find to exercise and create art, etc... Even if its not perfect at least I have something to strive for...
Wish me look on the job hunt!

May you dream big, may you find time, may you be happy wherever you are, happy now!

A Little Destruction

I spent the last week in Oklahoma with Steph and my mom and was pleased to be introduced to Keri Smith's wonderfully cathartic little book: Wreck This Journal. At first simply intriguing, the book asks you to forsake the inclination to greatness and instead simply destroy. The idea being that sometimes in destruction, beauty can be found. After taking charge of my mom's book and throwing paint filled water balloons until the pages were dyed blue, pink and gold, both Steph and I were hooked. Within 30 minutes of completing our destructive duty we returned home with our own pristine beginner's book. As you can imagine the pages are flat and almost virginally white, but already I'm imagining delightful ways to ruin the sanctity of the published page. I think I've been needing a little cathartic destruction lately... Wish me luck!

May you be delighted by your own childlike inclinations!!!