sometimes...

...life happens and I don't write about it on here. Time goes by, more life happens and suddenly I am paralyzed by the overwhelming amount of content that I want to document. In recent days, that has happened.

Also, in recent days, I went to Europe. It was absolutely delightful and one day, I will go back. Unfortunately for both you (whoever you are) and I, I don't have pictures from the trip. My caring, loving dad strongly encouraged me to leave my camera at home*, so in a weak moment of feeling insecure about my misplacing-important-things-problem**, I decided to leave it behind, safe and sound in suburban atlanta. Part of me wants to be bitter about the whole thing, but I do appreciate the fact that my camera isn't being sold off in some european pawn shop by the mediterranean predators who would have taken it from my side satchel...or from one of the many cafe's I may have left it in. 

I also think that maybe, just maybe, it was kind of nice to be able to "see the world through both my eyes" (wise words) while watching this kind of sunset in Santorini, eating the most lovely, delicious food in Rome, and walking around corners like this in Florence.

So I didn't come back with pictures. But, I did come back with stories...Many, many stories. AND, best of all, mini honey jars that I stole from our hotel in London. Miniature jars!! How could I resist? 

May I also mention that Holly just referred to herself as an "irrational love beast" in a gchat conversation. Rawr. 

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*same day he bought me a yellow rape whistle and made me buy a gray water bottle over green, to draw less attention to myself, obviously.

**in recent times this problem has gotten quite better but today i really blew it. the small incident involved me driving someone else's car (who i had just met) from athens, ga to greenville, sc to retrieve my car keys. one day, when i'm older and more responsible, i will have at least 5 sets of car keys for such occasions.