Dancer In The Dark.
Hello!
Here is the second installment of 2011 in Review. No, I don’t have a good transition into this post. Thank you kindly for noticing its clear lack of one. If you feel like reading it, do it. If you don’t, that’s cool too. I’d probably still get coffee with you either way… Okay. Bye! -S
April________________________
Your Apartment. The first barbecue of the year.
The ROOT. First night post-Retail.
Easter. Delivering gifts.
April was an exciting month. I was such a rookie to everything. I felt like I had never lived life before. I began to realize just how much I didn’t know, how much I thought I already knew, how much I needed to learn and how much I’d have to climb out of my comfort zone to do it!
The needs of others also became a very big deal in this month. Suddenly, I was very much aware of my neighbors, my community and my Loved ones. I was also feeling really restless about a new musical project.
May________________________
Daylover. Outside, cooling off in the air of another land.
Blush. A dear friend’s bridal shower.
Roads. Celebrating a dear friend’s graduation.
Snap. Enjoying one of the first games of the season.
May was all about celebration and enjoying life. So many great things happened and it seemed like every day I had a reason to sing for someone, pat their back or hold their hand as they went into a new season of life. It went by so quickly and we’re all still celebrating a lot of the things that took place.
June________________________
Loss. The drive home.
Wander the Night. Watching the sun set over the valley.
June was very much like a fiery accident in which you survived but had to watch all of your loved ones burn to death before your eyes… Not only for myself, but for many of the people I knew. It happened swiftly and to this day, I can honestly say that only the strong survived… It was a month full of tears, bad news, dramatic foreshadowing for the coming months and regrets heaped upon regrets. There were so many moments where it all felt like a bad dream.
There were also many moments that were lovely. Moments of triumph over tragedy, moments of security over sacrifice, moments of hope and help. There are a lot of things of that month that I am thankful for (such as an advancement in my career, opportunities to expand my writing and musical interests) and I feel as though I appreciate them all the more.
There were great points of light, shooting through the rocks and hard places; moments that felt like everyone would soon be okay… then something considerably worse would happen. And in that sense, it was very much like a continual state of watching the sun set over a dark, lonely valley.
July________________________
In the Backseat. Enjoying an afternoon with friends.
Whip. A lengthy round of ‘Epic Hopscotch’ with some young adult friends.
July was a month of understanding control, composure, friendship, hope and finding joy in the simple things.
________________________________________to be continued
Oh, and find me on Rdio if you have one! I feel like the world is in love with Spotify right now, but I’m completely partial to the brilliance that is Rdio. Spotify probably offers some great stuff too but on Rdio you can see what your friends are listening to and make fun of, high five or quietly judge them for their outlandish listening histories. You often get a chance to see things like this:
…the screenshot really says it all (…I bet you didn’t even think I know who Brian Johnson is!)
LtRB, Loves.
