So...Guess What?

My birthday was on Monday!! I meant to post then, but as you can imagine, things were a little busy :)

I got tons of calls/texts/emails wishing me all the best for this, my 20th year.

I ate my weight in Sri Lankan food at at the beautiful Banana Leaf

All my roommates, their boyfriends/fiancees, my brother and James were the best dinner party ever.

Then my Blues family had a party at our friend Eric's new place, 

Complete with fire pit, sparkling lemonade, fedoras, and bluesy dancing shenanigans.

It was perfect. I couldn't have felt more loved. 

I have officially said goodbye to my teens 

and am looking forward to people taking me a little more seriously. 

Here's wishing for a good year of being 20 :)

  

Slow Mornings

Summer has been so incredibly lovely--hence, I have neglected my blog even more than usual. I cannot get enough of the gorgeous sunshine. But even more than the sun, I have enjoyed getting to wake up slowly more often than not. I occasionally have to work at 8am (which I absolutely hate) but most of the time I can just let my body wake up whenever it wants.

It is one of my favorite intimate pleasures to have the house be empty, to keep my eyes closed and just feel the morning light slowly warm my covers and touch my exposed skin, to lay on my back and open my eyes to a gold-tinged ceiling and glowing blinds, to doze in and out until I feel like swinging my legs over the edge of my bed to step out into the slight chill of the still-sleepy house. I make myself a warm bowl of oatmeal, huddle up on the couch and eat in the quiet, watching birds, bikers, runners, and school goers parade by.

But of course, Zooey says it best:

Dig a Little Deeper...