Young love is fire.
It’s the that look in his eyes as he watches her laugh.
Young love is heated fights and the joy of making up.
It’s creating a life together in a foreign land.
Young love is carefree and brand new.
It’s the foundation for the rest of your lives together.
Young love is her hand in his.
It’s the birth of three baby girls that look like mini versions of you.
Young love is joy.
It is finding the one and never letting them go.
He said he liked watching me sing.
Told me that I really sparkled when I sang.
“Sing me a song.”
“I don’t take requests.”
I don’t like to be forced. It’s better if he catches me, happily chirping away, forgetting there’s a world that exists beyond the melody, beyond the lyrics.
Just me and my song.
I wrote this eight years ago today according to Facebook and reading it made me smile very hard.
1. Taking pictures of friends, family, strangers, things that amuse me.
2. Puppies and doggies.
3. Eating out with a friend.
4. Reading a good book.
5. Rereading a book I love.
6. Summer thunder storms.
7. Dancing like a fool.
8. Watching tv with Andie.
9. Singing along with the radio.
10. Writing.
11. Coffee.
12. People watching.
13. The free day at museums.
14. Museums that are free in general.
15. Plays.
16. Movies.
17. Being on stage.
18. Driving.
19. Going somewhere new.
20. Meeting random people.
21. Seeing old friends.
22. Watching the sunset on the beach.
23. The lake.
24. Being by myself.
25. Being with others.
26. Taking the train to the end of the line.
27. Travel shows.
28. Popping bubble wrap.
29. Daydreaming.
30. Flirting.
31. Kareoke.
32. Riding my bike.
33. Wearing high heels.
34. Wearing pretty dresses.
35. Dressing up.
36. Bringing home gifts from my travels.
37. Texting my friends.
38. Learning something new.
39. Filling out stupid myspace surveys.
40. Getting mail.
41. Listening to people tell me about their day.
42. Solving problems.
43. Making fun of kids.
44. Working with kids.
45. Laughing at people’s reactions when I talk about kids.
46. My friends.
47. People who talk to me even when I’ve been a jerk.
48. People who really mean it when they ask, ” how are you?”
49. People who talk to me not just when they want me to do something for them.
50. Wise people.
51. Music.
52. Cute guys at Kinko’s.
53. That time of the day when you realize you’ve been awake too long and you’re slap happy.
54. Looking at old photo albums.
55. Painting my nails.
56. Chewing on pens.
57. Rain coats.
58. Going bowling.
59. Pretending like I remember how to golf.
60. Telling stories.
61. Receiving flowers.
62. Buying myself flowers.
63. Going for a walk.
64. Nacho Libre.
65. Quoting Nacho Libre with Melissa.
66. Reminiscing.
67. Striking up a conversation with a complete stranger.
68. Making up words.
69. Speaking in Spanish.
70. Blogging.
71. Reading other people’s blogs.
72. Cracking jokes.
73. Making hot chocolate.
74. Ice Cream.
75. Summer nights.
76. Sitting in the park.
77. Drawing in the park.
78. Taking Baloo to the park.
79. Googling things.
80. Snowball fights.
81. Sidewalk chalk art.
82. Paleteros.
83. Corn from the elotero.
84. Going to chinatown.
85. Drinking bubble tea.
86, Humbolt Park adventures.
87. Going to Ethel’s with Sarah.
88. Imitating people.
89. The smell of cut grass.
90. Road trips.
91. Churros.
92. Driving in foreign countries.
93. Being silly.
94. Decorating cakes.
95. Putting my students work up on the wall.
96. Making notes.
99. Sending out cards.
100. Life.
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