russia, wizard swears, and love.

so i have a whole slew of thoughts for you today.

the first one goes something like this:

okay so my thought doesn't actually have a whole lot to do with that song.

except for the fact that i'll be living in st. petersburg in august!

can i get a woot woot woot?

i'm going through ilp to teach english for a few months and am so excited!

i tried to go to china a couple years back but things didn't work out,

but i'm going to make it happen this time.

because the other day i was thinking

about how one of my biggest fears is that i'll never get to see the world.

so i said to myself "self. this is the time in your life where you can go somewhere exotic and make it happen. you are working alot (making some moolah), have nothing holding you back, yadda yadda yadda."

so i whipped myself into gear,

and then today i got my official assignment to the st. petersburg school in russia.

i am seriously so excited for this next adventure.

life is good.

now onto my second thought of the day:

last night i had a slightly scary experience. 

i was driving home in a snow storm and did a couple 360's + a 180 on some ice and came within inches of hitting a cement barricade headfirst. 

and as i was spinning out of control the only thing that escaped my lips were wizard swears.

okay so maybe they were actually muggle swears. and cue the nerd alert.

why do i tell you this?

because this experience made me think

about how i need to be a better person. 

because what if something truly terrible would have happened and they wouldn't let me into heaven because of my last words?

so i am making a vow 

an unbreakable vow perhaps? if we're sticking with the hp theme

to be a better person from this day forward.

yay for self-improvement.

and for the third and final thought of the day:

it's the day of love tomorrow.

i've noticed that valentines seems to keep coming around.

it comes every year, right on time.

it's the weirdest thing.

and every year, even if i deny it, i'm a teensy bit bitter.

because who wouldn't want flowers and to kiss a hottie man in the pouring rain and have somebody to snuggle with?

or something along those lines.

a crazy person, that's who.

but then i think about how loved i am.

i truly am surrounded by the greatest friends and family who love me.

i am so blessed to surrounded by such great people.

and so it's all good.

i'll try not to be too bitter tomorrow. 

:)

happy valentines everybody!

or in russian:

счастливая Валентина!

holla.