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Heard the baby's heart on Wed. - what a sound. I think I'm in love already.
Am reading, "The Princess Bride" right now. Picked it up out of curiosity because the movie is such a cult classic. I have to say, the book is even better (of course, that's usually the case). A lot of the movie dialogue is straight out of the book but there are a lot of small details that obviously couldn't be included in a two hour film. Good book overall, but a very quick read. Choosing books lately has been hit and miss. I just can't seem to find much that peaks my interest after the first couple of chapters. Would love to join a book club or reading group - maybe now is the time for that.
Have been thinking a lot lately about the past. I suppose it's a common thing to reflect back from time to time. It's hard to believe that I've lived so much life already. Being 31 is just a number, but when I think about all that I've done, all the places I've been, the people I've met, the opinions I've held...it seems like an eternity.
I was surfing the web recently, looking up the website of an old friend in Australia and I found this picture. That's me at 23 years old - 8 years ago almost. The crazy thing is that I don't feel any different. I don't even really look all that different, but 8 years has past. Time is so easy to ignore and knowing that, I realise that I will probably wake up one morning, look into the mirror and see a 60 year old face looking back at me. Amazingly, while this thought used to cause me great anxiety, it doesn't really phase me now. Maybe it's the knowledge that I'm preserving a part of myself with this child - death just doesn't seem quite so final anymore. And as for time, I would still jump at the chance to be immortal (there isn't much I wouldn't do for such an opportunity); but I'm enjoying my time a lot more lately and that's pretty much all we can ask for, isn't it?
Heard the baby's heart on Wed. - what a sound. I think I'm in love already.
Am reading, "The Princess Bride" right now. Picked it up out of curiosity because the movie is such a cult classic. I have to say, the book is even better (of course, that's usually the case). A lot of the movie dialogue is straight out of the book but there are a lot of small details that obviously couldn't be included in a two hour film. Good book overall, but a very quick read. Choosing books lately has been hit and miss. I just can't seem to find much that peaks my interest after the first couple of chapters. Would love to join a book club or reading group - maybe now is the time for that.
Have been thinking a lot lately about the past. I suppose it's a common thing to reflect back from time to time. It's hard to believe that I've lived so much life already. Being 31 is just a number, but when I think about all that I've done, all the places I've been, the people I've met, the opinions I've held...it seems like an eternity.
I was surfing the web recently, looking up the website of an old friend in Australia and I found this picture. That's me at 23 years old - 8 years ago almost. The crazy thing is that I don't feel any different. I don't even really look all that different, but 8 years has past. Time is so easy to ignore and knowing that, I realise that I will probably wake up one morning, look into the mirror and see a 60 year old face looking back at me. Amazingly, while this thought used to cause me great anxiety, it doesn't really phase me now. Maybe it's the knowledge that I'm preserving a part of myself with this child - death just doesn't seem quite so final anymore. And as for time, I would still jump at the chance to be immortal (there isn't much I wouldn't do for such an opportunity); but I'm enjoying my time a lot more lately and that's pretty much all we can ask for, isn't it?
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