Just sent my beautiful niece and sister off, the last of the various visitors to leave this weekend. It seems ironic to me that after 8 months of living in Palo Alto my family and friends have finally started to realize the beauty and privilege the town provides and now seek out visiting rather than my begging them to. I will miss this place, especially since this is the longest I have stayed in one spot in quite some time. From the easy walk downtown that provides me with some of the best food I've ever had, to the bookstores and the farmers markets with the most amazing peaches around, not to mention my favorite Gelato place where the owner now knows my name and has the warmest smile when I walk in, I've had it all. To be able to share these things that provide peace and happiness to me with my sister, my niece, Momma Fowle, Sister Fowle, and my good friends over the past couple of weekends has made it that much more of a home to me.
Now there is silence, and it is an easy silence, one that is welcome. The tornadoes of the past couple of weeks have finally gone away. I sit here silently in my Uncle's home, one that he has allowed me to make my own and I, I have never been happier.
June 14, 2009
June 8, 2009
A temporary solution
"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place." --Bhagavad Gita
Over the past two weeks I've received more from those that surround me than at any other point in my life. From the surprise pair of TOMS shoes my 1st period Honors class got me, to the many heartfelt tears of thanks from my Seniors on their last day of school and, most notably, the financial support of my friends, coworkers and family, I have never felt so loved in my short life.
Naturally I feel the need to thank each and every person that has given me something but time has not been my friend as of late (I'm even multi-tasking as I type this) and I have not been able to properly do so. So please bear with me as I close out this school year, start my summer of learning Spanish, and spend as much time with my loved ones as I can. Don't you worry I will get to you all before I leave.
For now just know that every night for the past two weeks I have fallen asleep and woken up with a smile on my face because of you, for that I thank you.
Over the past two weeks I've received more from those that surround me than at any other point in my life. From the surprise pair of TOMS shoes my 1st period Honors class got me, to the many heartfelt tears of thanks from my Seniors on their last day of school and, most notably, the financial support of my friends, coworkers and family, I have never felt so loved in my short life.
Naturally I feel the need to thank each and every person that has given me something but time has not been my friend as of late (I'm even multi-tasking as I type this) and I have not been able to properly do so. So please bear with me as I close out this school year, start my summer of learning Spanish, and spend as much time with my loved ones as I can. Don't you worry I will get to you all before I leave.
For now just know that every night for the past two weeks I have fallen asleep and woken up with a smile on my face because of you, for that I thank you.
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