I’ve never really told anyone this before, mostly because it’s
weird. Although, I bet I could say that about a few things in my life, it’s not
limited to this one fact I’m about to divulge. I see the number 222 everywhere.
I’m not a superstitious person, but a long long time ago Kendra’s dad saw the
number 222 and told her about it, then she started seeing 222….then she told me
about it and what do you know, now that number perpetually follows me around. I
wake up at 2:22, often, not just a couple of times. My office is next to 222.
My dorm room was next to 222, I’ve flown on flight 222, ridden in a taxi that
was 222. These are minor occasions, but I promise, it never ceases to appear in
the oddest places. You know what made me think of this random fact- The Hunger
games movie, which is 2 hours and 22 minutes long.
222.
You’ll have to tell me if you now start seeing it everywhere
you go. You’ll also have to tell me if you’re as excited about The Hunger Games
movie as I am!
To go with the number theme did you know that:
1.
It is 8 days until the four year anniversary of
Kendra’s death. I love that I’m starting to see tulips everywhere. New growth
is finally starting to appear.
2.
It is 30 days until Easter, the resurrection of
our great and holy Lord.
3.
It is 69 days until my 26th birthday.
Yikes! I feel old.
4.
It is 118 days until July 4th. God
bless America. Rodeos. Tim McGraw. Ribs. What a great day.
5.
It is 177 days until I’ve been at my “new” job
for a full year.
6.
It is 180 days until my little baby sister is a
high school student. Talk about ninja growing, she snuck up on us as a
teenager. She Chuck Norris’d the H out of us. Bam.
7.
It is 221 days until my adorable nephew turns
one and my beautiful sister in law turns 31.
8.
And it is 351 days until February 22nd,
also known as 2-22.
9.
Oh, and it’s….well, I was going to make a joke
about being so many days until my wedding day but I creeped myself out too bad
to actually post it.
We have so much to look forward to in life. Every day might
not be filled with an abundance of joy and comfort, but how lucky are we that
we get to live it. We get to have hope. We get to love. It might hurt, it might
test our patience, but we are privileged to try. Privileged to fail and
privileged to succeed. A lot of people might accuse me of being optimistically
happy, or of having an easy life and that is why I see joy in the days that are
dark and the days of light. That because I know where my next meal is coming
from (and probably the exact calorie count and nutritional value of it) or that
I always have arms to run into when I’m scared or hurt, or that I have people
in my life reminding me that I’m wanted, I’m beautiful the way I am and that I
can do whatever I want with my future- that these things have skewed my reality
to the nature of the real world. And maybe it has. Or maybe I choose to see the
good, in my life and in the people around me. Maybe my hope doesn’t fall on any
earthly shoulders, so I am utterly never abandoned, even when I’m alone. I have
69 days left to breathe in life and enjoy it before I turn 26, and you better
believe I don’t want to sit out a day just because of a little rain.
PS- Can’t wait until the clock starts over and I can count
down to my 27th!
And because it's not a real post unless there is a little food involved, here is a great recipe I tried out this week. Except I used cauliflower, egg white substitute, and soy shredded cheese. I didn't take this picture either, its from the link posted next to it.
Cauliflower Crust Pizza-
And because it is hilarious-
Enjoy your week, full of food, exercise and love!
