Everything Glorious!

It is 54 degrees outside. Look at the date....February 13th and 54 degrees.

This is absolutely glorious. It means I went running OUTSIDE and not just outside but IN SHORTS OUTSIDE. Glorious, I tell you. I got new running shoes yesterday and now I was able to properly christen them on the pavement.

want to know what else is glorious? friendship.

Last night was simple but beautiful. my friend Emiley and I ended up having a very unexpected heart-to-heart. what was shared will not be shared in this forum but, I'm telling you, it is not something either of us had anticipated.

I have this problem someone has referred to as an "alone complex" and while I think its more of a reality than a complex, the thing is that I often feel like I'm walking alone. Yes, I have friends. I have wonderful friends but I struggle with letting them love me. Thus, it sometimes seems like no one does and therefore, I feel alone. That was not the case last night or today.

Today I finished my run at Annie's. I made a pit stop at my room and picked up a picture I had drawn for her and then ran it over to her and set it up in the frame she had gotten for it. I then proceeded to nap on her futon and talk her into taking me to Jimmy John's for dinner. I took a shower while she finished up some work and when I came out she was on the phone with her mom. I didn't want to interrupt, so I opened her computer and found something to do. After hacking her facebook and writing a status about how she needed to shower, I wrote her a love note and saved it for her to find later. Now, I just got a text from her telling me to listen to "I Won't Let Go" (Rascal Flatts). Listen to it. Cry. I did. Clearly, Miss Annie found my letter. Annie has this uncanny ability to find music that speaks to my heart. She has seriously sat next to me and played songs on youtube in order to make me cry.

I'm not alone.

This is glorious.

I am loved.

Now I'm off to mass. My good time with the Author of Love.

xoxoxo Emily