One Chance

"As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn’t supposed to ever let us down, probably will. You’ll have your heart broken and you’ll break others’ hearts. You’ll fight with your best friend or maybe even fall in love with them, and you’ll cry because time is flying by. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, forgive freely, and love like you’ve never been hurt. Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances. you just have to live life to the fullest, tell someone what they mean to you and tell someone off, speak out, dance in the pouring rain, hold someone’s hand, comfort a friend, fall asleep watching the sun come up, stay up late, be a flirt, and smile until your face hurts. Don’t be afraid to take chances or fall in love and most of all, live in the moment because every second you spend angry or upset is a second of happiness you can never get back."

--Unknown

Six Words

It's been awhile.  Working + school + LSAT + everything else has kept me pretty busy.  But, once again, I found myself missing this blog.  I'm going to try to get back into it slowly, just posting some quotes and short thoughts.  Love, Lauren

"As he listened, Tom began to realize that these stories weren't routinely told. These were stories one had to earn. He could feel the wall coming down. He wondered if anyone else had made it this far. Which is why the next six words changed everything."
-- (500) Days of Summer

"Reblog"

I have been catching up on old shows that I couldn't watch during the school year. Although "Ugly Betty" is honestly a Mexican soap opera, the story is decent, the clothes are fun, and sometimes there is a good quote.
In the show, Betty starts a blog with the sole intention of inspiring one person. I had to steal this piece she wrote on goodbyes. Although I am extremely thankful that I have not had to say a "permanent" goodbye in a long time, short-term goodbyes seem quite constant in my life, so this quote feels right.

I've had to say goodbye more times than I've liked, but everyone can say that. And no matter how many times we do it, even when it's for the greater good, it still stings. And though we'll never forget what we've given up, we owe it to ourselves to keep moving forward. What we can't do is live our lives always afraid of the next goodbye, because chances are they're not going to stop. The trick is to recognize when a goodbye can be a good thing; when it's a chance to start again.

--Betty Suarez

Pause

I swear I will blog soon. In the meantime, enjoy another piece from Goodmorningandgoodnight which pictures a scene from an incredible movie with an incredible song. :]
**"You Make"**

Postscript

The previously mentioned 'good news' will be revealed soon but not tonight.
No one tells you how quickly two years passes.  Well, they do but who believes them?  Sophomore year is officially complete.  My parents and I finished packing up my apartment just five hours ago.
Move out was incredibly stressful (surprised?) as everyone was exhausted from finals and emotionally empty.  But with the help of mom, dad, Mike and Matt we made the deadline (thanks all!).
I should be sleeping but I am just not ready.  And I am making a conscious effort to blog semi-daily when I have the time.  Now that school is over, time seems to be in abundance.
This isn’t going to be the “this was a tough year but here’s why it was awesome” post.  This is just me blabbing on while everyone is asleep.  My exhaustion, the dark, cold room and the sound of the Fray + my keyboard quietly clicking combine to make it feel much later than it is—and much more enchanting.
I realized yesterday that this summer has a lot to live up to.. as in Rome.  Then I realized that this blog is almost a year old.  Sometimes I get sentimental and/or forgetful and relive the few moments of my life I choose to blog about.  That is why I keep blogging.  The fact that people in my life care to read along is astonishingly heartwarming to me.
I really should sleep now because I really, really don’t want to get sick again and I haven’t slept in a few days.  The Fray is really amazingly perfect for my tired, retrospective but happy mood.  Although I have quoted this song in the past and although I am not sure how it quite fits this post, it does.  The whole song does in a very abstract, intangible way.
Therefore, I am not going to pull one meaningful line to seal up my thoughts as I usually (attempt to) do.  I am just going to ask you to press play.

Sneak Peek

In keeping with this week's trend of constant blogging (yes, it is finals week) I had to post something tonight.
GOOD NEWS.

I have a final in ten hours, I will not sleep much tonight and then I have to move out.  The good news is better than all of that.  Unfortunately, the good news will have to wait until I have a minute this weekend.
But it is really good news.

*Cough, Cough

Not feeling particularly motivated to study for my final that is in five hours, I decided to procrastinate by reading the news and a couple of blogs.

My favorite blog, "Good Morning and Goodnight", posted this today,

"The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn't like to do"

So, basically, Thomas Edison is telling me to study.  I should probably go.