I'll find it in a song

hello world.

if only...

    Posting is usually my favorite part of every Monday.
    But more on my sad life later. Now I shall reply to all of last week's posts by you fantabulous ladies:
    Mercy- the Taco Tuesday GIF and Dan and Shay made my day (heehee. I rhymed). That is all.
    Rose- I don't even know. Your post was thoroughly sprinkled with all the Rosiness you have. Whenever you write it feels like we get a panoramic view of the inside of your head and that's kind of awesome :)
    Grace- your post was short and sweet, just like you! And since you so dearly want to get together this summer, I'm going to discreetly hint that that is probably going to happen. Soon. In an awesome way. But I'll be a dutiful daughter and wait until my mom talks to your mom about it ;)
  So basically, today was a really boring, do-nothing sort of day. I spent too much time with my dear family and  felt tired with school and life and the immature conversations we have at the dinner table. I know, y'all have heard this rant a million times- I'm just done. At least, I feel like I am done, until I get a hilarious, Hobbit-related text from Miss Megan, or take a hot shower and cry a bit while I shave my legs, or have a long talk with my mom. Those things are what keep me going when I'm lonely. Like today, when I logged into my Pandora, and the best song that describes how I feel came on right as I tuned into my country music station:

I’ll be fine on my own
It’ll take some time
But I know that I
I can find where I belong,
And I’ll find it in a song

    This cutie, he knows what's up.

    The next  song that comes on? My tied-for-first favorite Lee Brice song:

    My point is, sometimes life is hard. Or, I'm a myopic teenager and I make everything more complicated than it needs to be and I end up going to bed early, convinced I'm unattractive and all my friends are hanging out without me. How silly is that? Very silly, but unfortunately very common among girls our age.

    But, you know what? We don't have to live for those dark moments. We will not thrive on drama and gossip and texts from *sighs dreamily* him. What keeps us going are those moments which catch us by surprise, little wonders amid the ordinary. Sometimes it's a hug from a friend when you're down, or a leap of faith which turns out to be the best decision you've ever made. Or, it's something even smaller, even less significant-seeming: steam rising off a cup of hot coffee or joy on the face of a little child. It's cliche and uncomplicated but it is undeniably the truth.

    I think I get postmenstrual syndrome or something. That's why I'm kind of drained at the moment. Or maybe it's just all my friends are super busy and I'm kind of just here and I miss their lovely faces. Either way, tomorrow I am going to try to feel better and maybe be different. And look forward to Mercy's post, and maybe talking on the phone to y'all. I do adore all of you.

--Laura :)