conversely

Three things are on my mind right now...

1. The french fab five will be reunited tomorrow! And I am SO excited! Last time we were together was a full month ago right after spring break, and not for that long I have to say. This one will at least be a full 24 hours haha. Also exciting about this visit is the fact it will take place right here in my town, with all of us staying at my house...no travel necessary ;)

I plan on taking them to Montage, Villagio's, Tea Chai Te, Rocky Butte, Renaissance, the zoo gardens, Mon Ami, Carafe, the Saturday market, Big Al's, and maybe a little sight-seeing in the gorge. Maybe that's a little ambitious though?

2. I'm being artistic again, which is something I spent a lot of time on in high school. Though I've never taken an official art class, I love creating things and really just haven't done a lot in the last year or so.

A boy in my French class is an artist himself and asked me to create a collage for him. Sooooo we chose a cityscape he likes and I'm replicating it on a 5-foot board. More to come on this, when it's finished.

These two things are super happy, but of course, the third thing on my mind isn't as relaxing.

CONVERSELY,

3. I am still waiting for my college acceptance letter. While I'm about 90% sure I'll get in, I still have this seed of doubt and obviously don't feel like I can make concrete plans for the next year without a concrete YES! in black and white. Knowing my track record with college plans, things could get ugly haha.

I got a letter from the girl I plan to live with next year saying she needs a decision by Tuesday. Which means the pressure is on.

Ideally, I'll walk out to the mailbox today and find a manila envelope waiting for me. I can imagine myself doing a little happy dance, calling Brittany, and letting the world know it all worked out. But realistically, I'll have to decide whether I'll move to Seattle regardless of my acceptance. What if I committ and don't get in? But what if I don't committ and get in? Dilemmas.

Currently listening to: The Only Exception by Paramore
Au Revoir!

xoxo
Caitlin
caitlinboyd72@gmail.com

sentiments

I used to know exactly how I felt and why. And I used to be articulate enough to convey those sentiments to others.

Thank you to the people in my life who are teaching me to be that way again.

Currently watching: Millionaire Matchmaker with Patty Stanger
Au Revoir!

xoxo
Caitlin
caitlinboyd72@gmail.com

one moment

What if photographers around the world all snapped a shot at the same moment?

The New York Times photo blog, Lens, has taken on the "A Moment in Time" project to answer this exact question. On Sunday, May 2nd, the newspaper has asked the world to take a photo at the same time (15:00 hours in Coordinated Universal Time) to create a mosaic of what the world looks like at one point in time.

For more info, go here.

I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Hopefully Lens can pull it off!

Currently listening to: You Belong With Me by Butch Walker
Au Revoir!

xoxo
Caitlin
caitlinboyd72@gmail.com

in a shoebox...

When I take on a project, it usually turns out to be more than I planned. And cleaning my room is no exception.

Since I don't live with roommates any longer, I have to admit keeping order is not on the priority list. When my mom gently encouraged me to pick things up, she was probably hoping I'd hang up the pile of clothes on my bed and straighten out my covers. But of course, with a free day and good music, things got a little out of hand.

I not only put those clothes away; I went through my clothes and shoes to bag up the things I don't wear anymore and then proceeded to clean out the desk drawers.

Many people don't know I keep basically everything. I keep every birthday card, every encouragement note, every movie stub, every picture. Anything I deem important goes into the "memory drawers" (there are two of them).

Now, I wouldn't consider myself a hoarder, but as Nicole Krauss writes in The History of Love : "Perhaps that's why I hoarded the world: with the hope that when I died, the sum total of my things would suggest a life larger than the one I lived."

However, as I condensed the drawers into a shoebox and read through old notes (a few from elementary school) and newspaper clippings, sorted through the pictures and mix cds, I realized my life doesn't need to be portrayed as large with a whole bunch of stuff because it already is.

Though I get restless a lot and long for adventures, I could not ask for better friends, for a better family, for a better education, or for a better opportunity at living life to the fullest.

The world is at my fingertips.

And I also came to improved terms with losing people. Life moves in cycles, in seasons, and just because a friend and I are no longer close doesn't disregard the importance of our paths crossing or the impact they made in my life.

All I have to do is clean out my room for a little bit of perspective.

Currently listening to: Honey Let Me Sing You A Song by Matt Hires
Au Revoir!

xoxo
Caitlin
caitlinboyd72@gmail.com