Hi Tapestry!
I’m sorry for my recent lack
of posting – junior year finals kind of took over my life for a couple of
weeks. They were a little bit stressful (to say the least ;), so I was more
than ready for this long weekend to arrive! Finally, I’ve been able to relax,
catch up on sleep, and do the fun things I was missing during crazy finals time…
Last night, I was sitting on
my cozy family room couch with my mom and my sister, who came home for the
weekend from her busy New York City life. We were all exhausted from a major
shopping outing that had somehow managed to last nearly the entire day. Our
little blue teapot was simmering on the stove, fresh chocolate chip cookies
were baking in the oven, and Downton Abbey was flickering on the TV. (My mom
and sister just got me hooked on Downton Abbey this season…it’s so good!) I
wiggled my toes inside my fuzzy, warm socks and sank deeper into the soft cushions,
feeling happier and more relaxed than I had in a long time.
A little part of me knew that
the next day would be Monday, and then the day after that (tomorrow already?!?!)
would be Tuesday, when a whole new semester filled with homework and sleepless
nights and busy days would begin. But I was there, in that moment, letting the
comforting sounds and smells surround me. I embraced the feeling that washed
over me and was reminded of how necessary it is to spend time with family and friends
and to eat extra helpings of dessert and to curl up by the fire with nothing
pressing to do.
One of my major New Year’s and
New Semester’s :) resolutions is to take more time to breathe – and to savor
those moments of happiness and relaxation that are, in reality, far more
important than anything else. It’s so, so easy for people, especially me, to
get lost in the crazy, pressure-filled routine of everyday life and to forget
to spend time doing the things they love with the people they love. I read a
quote the other day that really summed everything up: “Aim to live life so that you don’t look back, at the end of your life
or after some great catastrophe, and think, ‘How happy I was then, if only I’d
realized it!’”
Now is most definitely the time to realize it.
Hope you all had a fantastic and relaxing long weekend!
Sophie
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