(500) Days Good Morning

I went to bed at 7:30 last night. It was one of those days where I did absolutely nothing and I figured if I stayed up any later I'd resort to eating the leftover cake in the fridge to bide the time. It was just a slow day, I'd had the day off from school, but there's nothing to complain about really. I got to walk at the Dana Point harbor with my mom, grandma, and the dogs. It was so beautiful I wish I'd had a camera with me to document the pure awesomeness that was the day. Next time! I discovered a new artist by the name of Laura Veirs, and love her already. Today holds new possibilities that I'm excited for. There's a War of Color battle today at a vacant field by my house. Basically, two-hundred kids show up with bottles of paint and we nail each others' white clothing. I believe it's boys vs. girls. This all kind of reminds me of this music video to "Who Know, Who Cares" by Local Natives. (If you don't know their stuff...get on it) I wasn't planning on going, but I missed the last one and I'd really like to get some more pictures. So, perhaps I will! Sue is coming in from Florida at 7:00 p.m. tonight, so naturally I'll be going up to the airport to pick her up! She's my favorite relative, because she's always so positive and gracious about the things I want to do in life. She's never put down any of my aspirations like so many others have. As I sit here in my green bathrobe watching (500) Days of Summer (my favorite) I open my sleepy eyes to the potential of the day. I can dress however I want, get lathered in paint, take a shower, wear lipstick, make pancakes, watch reruns of I Love Lucy, take a walk barefoot, put a flower in my hair. There are so many things I could do with today because there will never be a Saturday exactly like this one ever again. This is today. Tomorrow I may not be alive, but today I am. In this moment, I am living. I can walk into the next room to access hot water, I can open the fridge to get a glass of milk, if I get cold I can get an extra blanket. For these things I am thankful, and I will try my very hardest to pretend like they could all disappear in the blink of an eye. Today, I will listen to music and be carried away with it. I will smile for all that I am and all that is around me. I love me. I love the people around me even if it's hard sometimes, and I love that they choose to spend a day with me. Seize the day Mon Cheri's.
**  Update: I ended up going to War of Color and had a blast with my friends. Paint was relentlessly hailed through the air, it was in people's mouths, ears, and pants. I have rash-like splotches on my body in multiple colors that won't scrub off just yet. Good times in an open field.