Had a standard check-up/physical appointment today with my new doctor in Tallahassee. I received news that all of my blood-work looked absolutely normal, and some parts of it even better than normal. I can't help but feel very lucky and blessed. I know that God, Family, and Friends would and will help me through whatever could have and may happen, but I am just in awe with gratitude that the kind of support I need is just general, normal, every day support and love these days. If that makes any sense. There is no emergency, no super intense drama- I am actually relatively smoothly sailing along the ocean of life. And my life is pretty quote, unquote, normal. And that is great! I am finding that, for the most part, normal is okay with me. I am doing normal and it is working.

Just finished summer classes last week...studied Jazz History for six weeks which was interesting. I am writing songs here and there, and recording them on Garageband. I don't know what I will do with them, as I don't have any gigs and any plans to make a "real CD," or anyone to play music with these days, which is a little sad at times to me, and I miss those things, but I am accepting that it is okay to make music, just for the fun of it. It is okay to do it just for my own processing and enjoyment. Of course there is an artist here who would like to share my art, for others to hear my voice and words, but there is a time and place for everything and maybe now is just not that time. And that is perfectly okay!

I do have some exciting news and that is that I....drumroll please.....gulp...am engaged. To an absolutely wonderful guy who is wonderful just because he is of course but also because he makes me coffee in the morning, cooks with and for me, does puzzles and colors with me, likes the songs I write about him, and generally puts up with me, and loves me. He listens to me and cares about my feelings. He has great ideas for the future and a big heart. He likes making people happy.  Aww. :) (Now that is song-worthy). So now you can see more of why I feel very lucky. I also feel lucky because it feels like good timing....my heart is ready for this and it is time to leap. It just felt like the right thing to do! Did I mention, I'm 27? :)