these past couple weeks have been completely amazing. i have never laughed so hard, felt so close to my friends and family, or been so in sync with God. i have never loved a coffee place more than forza, spent more nights driving aimlessly around puyallup, or met so many new people in the span of a couple weeks. quotes and inside jokes want to come pouring out of my brain right now. like the fact that myself, and every one of my friends will one day live on pioneer way in puyallup. the fact that every single thing we see is "a sign". or that talicia, katy, amanda and i are the BIGGEST redemption band fans in the entire world.
i have found my REAL sister. i have always called amanda my sista, but she really is my sistER. its amazing. i cant explain how we read each others minds, but we do. playing cards, pictionary, even pointing out taco bell. its strange but wonderful.
i keep realizing why my best friend IS my best friend. talicia makes me laugh so hard. her hair is always getting shorter, and she never knows how. she is always singing and listening to music. and it makes me so happy to be her bff.
katy helps me out so much. she is the biggest stalker ever but its awesome. her and stella, her future mom in law, are so funny. i love chillin at katys/calebs. i am here now and even though is negative 12 degrees, i couldnt be happier.
i also realized these past couple weeks that my jaw pops in and out when i chew. weird. and that taylor swift knows my life story.
"joel! we have been looking for you for the past twenty minutes!"
"oh, well man i was in the hottub."
"what? ...."
"yeah man its like 80 degrees in there!!"
haha.
- katy, amanda, t and i are learning to longboard. its pretty amazing, but would be better if we could pick a night where the ground isnt wet. :(
-this thursday will be our 4th time going to mosaic, and i couldn't be more excited. i am starting to recognize people from previous weeks. its so weird to go to a church in a place you have lived your entire life, and not know one person. but i am starting to be like, hey i saw them last week! i should probably start making friends. thats my goal this week.
- this sunday i am starting working in the 3-year old class at church. yes thats right, my first day is easter sunday. i guess you could say i am slightly nervous.
-we [katy, amanda, talicia, lauren... so on] discovered a coffee place that is better than starbucks! and i guess you could say we're addicted. the name: forza. the location: downtown puyallup.
-speaking of downtown p-town... it has become our new favorite hangout, perfect for: driving around downtown on the confusing one-way streets, going to forza, central perk, or the coffee bar for concerts, and even longboarding.
-in may my dad is moving into our house until it sells, and me, my mom and jarv are moving into probably an apartment or smaller house. i am really hoping we move into the beloved downtown puyallup. haha. or possibly up on the hill... because it would be so much more convinient. you know?
-i dont have a job yet, but have had multiple interviews and should be hearing back within the next couple days. if only starbucks weren't so slow. in the meantime, i am continuing babysitting benjamin in village green. he is seriously one of the funniest kids ever.
am i leaving something out? [katy, amanda??] i cant think of anything to add. but life is great!
i can't wait to see where this is going.
I want to stencil something above my closet, but I am not sure what. A verse, a quote, maybe just a really good word. Any ideas?
... to realize how amazing Orting actually is. I have been all over the country, and nowhere compares to Orting. When I think about every other place I have visited: the beauty of Auburn, the pretty "mountains" in Georgia, the huge green fields in Florida... none come close to Orting. I looked out the window babysitting tonight, as the sun was going down, and the mountain was GIGANTIC. It had some dusty clouds near the base of it, but the rest was clear against a pink and blue background. It was amazing. Where else can you find that? The trees lining the trail into town are starting to get buds on them, indicating an even more beautiful season is on its way... spring. Spring in Orting is perfect. The smell of freshly cut grass fills the air, which is a perfect jeans and t-shirt temperature. You can see all the baseball and fastpitch and track teams practicing as you drive into town, and the trail is decorated with bikers, rollerbladers, joggers, and dog-walkers. The trees are all bright and blooming, on the golf course, in town, everywhere. Everywhere you go, you can hear the birds and kids playing outside. And the river is finally starting to warm up [from icy to almost tolerable] for summer rafting and tubing. ITS WONDERFUL. And I am not exaggerating. It may sound like a scene from Wisteria Lane on Desperate Housewives, but its not. Its better. And the best part is showing it off to people who have never been here before. Last year when Kristen came to visit, I couldn't wait to show her everything around town. And although Mt. Rainier hid behind cloudy skies for a few days, it came out just in time for Kristen to see it before she left. I love love love love it here.
