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I just love this image. I would love to find a new love, or even a like. I'm also wearing shoes just like the girl is wearing but in black. The balloon is just so sweet! And matching plaid?! Oh man, cute cute cute.

Back on subject... Lazy Sunday? Not really but it has been pretty relaxing. I started the day in a bit of a rush. I'm house sitting (one of my favorite things to do) and today was my first day. I had to rush to give the little puppies (fully grown dogs) a chance to relieve themselves. After that I took my own time to do things that I've needed to do like laundry and getting all of my thrown together stuff.

As soon as I walked into my sisters room I started cleaning and organizing. She left for college early this morning and I didn't know what to do except straighten what she left behind. I've never been the one to stay in my family. I've always been the one to go. Not this time. This time I get to see what it feels like to see a sister go off to college and gain new life experiences. I'm so proud of her... so excited to see what she grows into and who she becomes. I'm so glad she decided to go out of state and try something different than Encinitas. I have a feeling the first month is going to be a bit rough for her, or maybe it's the second month after the initial excitement dies off, but either way I really hope she toughs it out and starts to figure out what she wants for herself in her life. I hope she takes the chances that I didn't, that she leaves college in four (or so) years with a good idea in mind of what she wants to do, at least the first thing that she wants to do. I also hope that in that four years I also figure out what I want to do and be in the middle of that project.

I'm currently job searching and it's a bit rough. I wanted to do something different this time. I want to follow something good and new and exciting, not just another job with no future in mind. One little problem... money and bills. I need money to pay bills. That gets in the way of taking my time to find a job I really, really want to do. Such is life though yes? I'll figure it out like everyone else has to :).

This week is full of things to do, little things, but things that have been grating on my mind none the less. I want to cook a bit more, especially when I have a kitchen all to myself. I started my cooking promise to myself tonight by making a garden burger with onions I cooked up in a frying pan (sauteed?) and some sweet potato fries with rosemary. then for dessert I whipped up a chocolate shake with raspberries. I was going to make a peanut butter chocolate shake but while looking in the freezer I saw the frozen raspberries and the mental light bulb flashed bright. It was such a good idea. Delicious.

I should probably get myself to sleep now. Fighting off a mild, but persistent cold.

Hope your life is going well!

p.s. I want to read Great Expectations! That's my next book after the 3 I am working on right now.