The Adventure Continues... at 80%

Hello lovelies,

We seem to be on a once a month blogging schedule - Course work here is so much more demanding than I remembered and coupled with the groups I'm a part of and my boyfriend I just don't have any time.  ~*^^*~

You read right, boyfriend. I keep telling people that being bold pays off - go to events alone, ask someone out to coffee, be fearless. It's not just advice I give, it's how I live my life and why I'm currently dating a gorgeous boy from Scotland. I probably would have blogged earlier about this but honestly I didn't want to jinx it and I didn't know what it was. To be fair, I still don't really. Which is why you'll notice my status is "It's Complicated" - it is and it isn't.

If you know me well, you know that I have a tendency to over think things and to worry about nothing. We're together, but this is different from anything I've experienced before - it's slower, sweeter, and time limited. The kind of romance that you know will break your heart but you can't help but be drawn to it. I'm throwing all good sense to the wind and embracing fearlessness. I'm focusing on enjoying this moment right now. I'd rather live a life with no regrets than look back and think "What if?".

Besides, if you could see the way this kid smiles at me you'd understand. If you could hear the way he tells me that I'm the most beautiful girl he's ever seen you wouldn't even question my judgement.

We learned in my Buddhism class that impermanence is another word for perfection. If life were not impermanent, it would not be the wonder that it is. Leaves fall, and out of them eventually grows new life. It can be beautiful - but only if you let it. This may not be exactly perfect, but right now it's pretty damn close.