autumn is such a beautiful season. it hasn’t really felt like fall here until today. the leaves seemed to really want to hold on this year, like they were afraid to change color and let go. but this morning i realized there was a sea of orange and red surrounding my car.. and as i noticed that familiar ‘crunch’ beneath my feet, i realized autumn had finally arrived.

speaking of change, three days ago barack obama was elected president. and i have never been more proud to be an american in my life. now i know, he was a lot of talk in the primaries. and i have heard a number of people express their concerns and doubts about his ability to bring REAL, POSITIVE change. and you know, i can’t say i’m 100% sure it’s going to happen either. but there’s no doubt that he has inspired so many americans to want to work toward that change. and i am one of them. i believe in a better future for america. a more ideal country. and obviously there are a lot of issues in this country, a lot of people who are stuck on the past or who will never be able to be part of that ‘ideal future’. but with each generation, we’re getting closer. and i’m eager to see where the next 4 years take us.

hmm what else… ohh last friday was halloween, one of my favorite holidays. i think one of these years i’m going to try to dig up a picture of me every halloween just to keep track of all the costumes i’ve worn. as for this year, i decided to go with edward scissorhands… and it turned out pretty well.

hmm that reminds me, i used to see at least 1 movie in theatres every week. now i’m lucky if i see 1 a month. and sure part of it is the movie selection… but part of it is just the lack of a steady movie-going set of friends. i think the problem is that people are biased to only seeing movies they expect to be GOOD. but come on, bad movies need some lovin’ too.

now that i think about it, i’m feeling out of touch with some of my friends. and i don’t like it. don’t get me wrong, i’m very happy with a lot of aspects of my life, and i wouldn’t change those… but i just want to make sure any period of out-of-touchness is short-lived! and i’m sure it will be. i just don’t want to see anything go to the wayside.. let alone have it be my fault.

what else is new? ohh!!! how could i forget! my sister and her husband are home from africa, and i finally got to meet my favorite little nephew.. and it’s so weird yet so wonderful (although it may not seem like it) to hear the sounds of a baby in my house morning, noon, and night. i was the youngest so i never really had that… and sure i’ve been around babies before, but never one so closely related to me 😀 and if there was ever any doubt before now, i definitely want to have kids someday.

annnyyywayyy… i can’t believe it’s already november. and though there are less than two months left in 2008, i have a lot to look forward to. probably the biggest thing i’m anticipating is going to chicago next weekend… after dating angela for a couple months, and spending time in our city with our friends and family, there’s gonna be something nice about just getting away. someone once said “you never truly know a person until you go on a vacation with them”. okay, i lied, no one ever said that. but still… things have been going so well so far, and i think a little time alone together will just further cement what we’ve been building so far. and i’m typically not an ‘always’ or ‘never’ person… but i’m finding more and more that when i think of her, those two words come to mind. but that’s for another lj post entirely.

alright, that’s all for now… but wow, this has been one of my more wordy entries. it’s definitely longer than what i’m used to. that’s what she said.

current mood: excited

current music: girl talk – here’s the thing