in the midst of it all, sometimes one forgets.

after spending the last 24 hours with some of the best people on earth from longuyland, i'm so, so happy. and then, i come home and my mind drifts to who i miss.

and then it dawned on me...

i've WASTED so much of my life thinking about where i'd RATHER be, so much so that i barely take the time to soak up the memories that are made in a day. when i was a kid, i wanted to be a grown-up. whenever i had feelings for someone, i was always wanting to be with them instead of where i was. i could be missing out on one of the best times of my life...because i was thinking of somewhere i'd rather be. granted, there are those times, i.e. doing homework at 1 in the morning with no end in sight...but that's why you have the good times, that's when you're supposed to want to be somewhere else.

so...i find it extremely appropriate that tomorrow is Thanksgiving, because in the midst of everything on my plate, it's so easy forget HERE and NOW, instead of where i'd rather be. so for the next few days anyway, i'm going to focus on HERE and NOW, because i have so much HERE and NOW to be thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!