i woke up this morning on the flip side of jesse's bed. head to foot. in the sex realm, some may refer to it as a 69. because my back was to his back, it is more like a reverse 69. he and i sat outside talking until the sun was up. unlike most of my late nights, this one was worth saying, "yeah, i'm pretty tired today because i stayed up until 6 am." we talked a lot about moving forward in our christian walks. so many people stand in one place and do nothing to grow closer to the Lord. frankly, i'm frustrated with being that way, and it makes me sad that nearly every christian i know is the same way. we have so much more to live for, but we take grace for granted and do nothing to step forward. through talking with people, i know i'm not alone in my frustrations; many of my friends are sick of standing still and want to get out there.
on a whim, i decided to go 85 North to lawrenceville. i made my usual pit stop to the 21, and spent $70. how can i get the number to the worlds record book, because, darlin', that is a new record. i've been having trouble finding cute tops to fit me, thanks to these ginormous tumors leaching onto my chest. i'm almost certain that larges are getting smaller.
large is for big girls, and i am not a big girl. we need small, small and a half, medium, medium and a half, large, large and a half. large breasted women of atlanta need H+M with their 0,2,4,6,8,10,12 tops.
i spent the later part of my afternoon cleaning my closet out. when i moved out of my house, my mom re-did my room with fanciful vintage furniture. all my
crap is thrown into my closet, along with a good amount of old art work. i loved looking through everything, and i had no problem tossing things in the trashbag. i came across my note box from 6th grade. i shouldn't have read them, but i let myself.
6th grade was the worst year of my life. i know that it was 10 years ago, but it still chokes me up when i think back on that year. i had two friends. julie and mandi. i was really good friends with both of them and they tag teamed up on me. i wanted to fit in so bad that i would do anything to stay part of the "peace, love and happiness" group. i was that girl who would say "do you like
this? i don't." and after hearing their response, i'd say, "well, i don't really like it." julie would go out with all the boys that i had mondo crushes on. she'd write me notes and say "get over it, he likes me. i'll try not to rub it in your face too much." i would pass them notes every day asking if they were mad at me (because they were obviously talking crap about me,) and they'd collaborate on a mean note telling me that i was a brat, annoying, stupid, etc. i'd take it from them, but go to my mom's classroom and escape life. all those things are somewhat normal 6th grade things, but can anyone explain why they lied to the counselor and told her that i was suicidal? NO one wanted to be my friend after that happened.
the notes were so hard to read. i was embarrassed for letting myself be THAT girl. for putting up with it. thankfully, i like myself now...and last i heard, julie was real fat.