A Wedding Date and Mario on Wii - AKA Things that are Pumping Me Up

I have been avoiding writing posts because I haven't been able to create a story format in which to explain what has been going on this summer.  I started my summer internship in Houston this summer and am actually halfway done as of this week.  However, since the stuff I get excited about at work makes me look like a psychopath (autopsy photos, body exhumations, big shipments of controlled substances) and the fact that I'm not supposed to talk about specific casework in a media outlet, I don't think that I can really get into it (or find a relatable audience) via my simple blog.

However, while perusing DIY craft projects on my Pinterest or browsing a funny website or doing something fun yet unproductive, I had a subtle musing: what's wrong with just sharing what is making me really happy right now?  I am finding a lot of joy in life, and while I am susceptible to getting in a funk occassionally (I drive in Houston every day and miss my sister and fiance being closeby) I have experienced a few things that have helped me Get Over It and even find happiness for the majority of my day.

For one, I have set my wedding date and booked a venue.  These are two major steps to complete, and I am very pleased with both.  As long as the world doesn't end beforehand, I will marry a pretty awesome dude on August 31, 2013, in the city where we met.

Also, I got a Wii for Christmas but, due to my spring class schedule, I was too afraid to install it for fear of throwing my academics down the toilet.  I'm proud of my decision since I had a really good semester, but this last weekend Keith installed the console for me and I ended up reliving childhood memories of Mario tearing through Koopa territory to rescue that helpless dame yet again.  I have vowed to beat the game by the end of the summer.

I am uplifted by countless other blessings in my life, like the fact that Texas is getting some much-needed rain this summer and my classmate Jesse and I meet up every week or so at a sports bar to watch basketball games, have a beer, and shamelessly eat a lot of buffalo wings.  I see/read/watch something funny every day and try to love people: I think that above all else, this is my biggest piece of advice for living a fulfilling life.  Laugh every day and be loving towards people.  Both feel really good.

Something that doesn't feel so good: having masking tape ripped off of your tender preteen skin when you and your sister decide to design a poorly-planned T-shirt on your bare chest with tape, which is the subject of the next part in my series That Time I Should Have Died (Part 3)!!  See you then!