I have plenty to do when I visit and hardly enough time. I need to see the newest addition of my friend-family, baby Violet. I still can't believe that my best friend of almost 20 years is a mother! I also need to go dress shopping/fitting for two different weddings. The first wedding is in September (another trip to MA :) ) and the second is June 2015. I'm excited to see two of my best friends get married and thankful that they chose me to be a part of their special days. It really means the world to me. I'm not really planning much for the first one, though I try my best to put my two sense in from miles away. But the second one I've been helping plan from the get go (I was there for the first date and engagement so it only makes sense). You may think that I use the term best friend a lot, but I have about a handful friends and they are all my besties. Alley I've only known for a couple years, and yet we are so in sync it's uncanny. I feel like I've known her forever. And then my girlfriends, two of which I've known since grade school (one just had a baby and the other is her sister), and the other three have grown close since we've grown older and more mature, but we've known each other for about 10 years or so - going back to working at camp. Just reminiscing about camp and summer and clubbing puts a smile to my face. A lot of memories. And there wasn't Facebook proof back then, but there are plenty of pictures stacked up in a box somewhere to be put into a scrapbook somewhere along the line - I know I'll get to it eventually - the life of an organized procrastinator.
Anywho, next week is much needed. Though I have made a few good friends down here in sunny Florida, it's always good to go home and catch up. I like Facetime and all, but you really can't hug through a phone. Also, you can't devour the best seafood and Portuguese food through a phone either. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Fried Clams. Clam boil. Portuguese Steak. Massa. Malasadas. Yum Yum Yum. Get in my belly. Seriously I can't wait. I also want to try and see a Sox/Yankee game. I'm definitely going to try and make time.
On a lighter note, I've been living in Florida for a year. I moved at the end of March 2013. I was in Florida when the Boston Marathon Bombing occurred. When it happened I felt so helpless. I had just moved. I couldn't do anything. I couldn't hug my family and tell them it was going to be okay. I had to do it through the phone. Luckily, none of my family or friends were injured, but many were. My heart goes out to them. The survivors give me hope because they have persevered, have not backed down, and kept on fighting. The people of Boston have done the same. Boston Strong is the outcry. We will not back down. It felt to me, like 9/11. Americans stood united then, and they stand united now.
A video made by Dear World showcases a letter made by some of the survivors. There is also a picture project of the victims returning to the finish line. It's absolutely beautiful and they give me hope. They have persevered. Continued to fight. Continued to wake up every morning and live. They are amazing.
Here's the video:
And the link to the photo project: http://projects.dearworld.me/boston-marathon
"Instead of letting tragedy break us. We made a simple choice. To keep
running."
Boston Strong <3
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