in the memory you'll find me

[chestnutcurls]

It's another pretty slow day.

Em was here last night! She came through on her way back to New Orleans and we had a belated birthday celebration (her birthday is the 17th; we're 8 hours apart). She got me the latest Mitford book! It's been a very bookish birthday- two people got me books, and Jamie got me a giftcard to Barnes & Noble. So, that's fun.

In less than a week, most of my friends will be back in school. I feel weird starting a new year of RUF, and trying to include the new freshmen. This year's freshman class will be just a year older than my sister, and I've rarely thought of my sister's friends as being in my peer group. :) So I feel better about stepping back a little, although I'm not sure what that will entail. I think it just means that my "leadership" days are over. I'm content now to be in the background and enjoy the singing and teaching and being with my friends.

I feel more secure about my friendships now. In past years, I was always nervous about the incoming freshmen "stealing" my friends, as awful as that is. But now we're older. We've been through more together. We're still a family, outside of any organized group. And so I feel safe. Of course, this peacefulness probably indicates impending doom. :)

Did you know that one of the signs of heart attack is a feeling of impending doom? It's true. We discovered that at summer conference, when JP was studying for her nursing exams. For the rest of the week, we would turn to each other and gasp, "Take me to the hospital! I have a sense of impending doom!" :)

I feel dorky now, so I'm going to stop.

Comments

[cafemusique.livejournal.com]

Great book choice. I actually just finished reading it this weekend. (I cheated: it was my Mother's Day gift to Mom, since we both like the series...but, of course, I borrowed it from her when she was done.)

I wasn't impressed with the wedding book, but this one seems back in the groove.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I wasn't either. It just wasn't on par with the others. I didn't read that snowmen thing, but I heard it was a travesty against the series... :P

I have to read my other new book first. It might take a while. :)

[lifeofpatrick.livejournal.com]

Impending doom I guess I will have to try to avoid that in the future. normally going to classes the first day I get that feeling. Not knowing if the professor is going to be fair and if another section would be better. I have to say I got lucky for two classes this semster. It looks like I should be able to avoid the doom come the end of the semester.