Stress Seriously Does Kill

For every 50 pictures I take, there is probably only one worth keeping.

When you think about it, there's actually a great life lesson hidden in that.

Just because I might not get the perfect shot on the first round, doesn't mean I should stop trying.

The same could be said for life.

It just might take 50 tries in order for something to turn out, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you should have stopped at 10.

And though those results might not be perfect, there might be a different kind of beauty to be found, helping you appreciate the "perfect shot" that much more.

Our good friends, the Larsons moved to New Mexico last night.

I knew I would be sad because they were such great neighbors and dear dear friends, but I honestly didn't know I would be that sad.

I've been thinking about them a lot today, trying to figure out why it bothered me so much to see them leave...  I mean, after all, it's not like their move came out of nowhere..

We have known about it for months.

But it bothered me more because that meant we would be leaving soon.

I saw their empty apartment and it made me think of our apartment when we first arrived and how excited I was to have our first home as a married couple.

It will be so hard to leave this place.

There are so many memories here.

And I guess I just hate a certain element to change.

Don't get me wrong... I am excited for the next step.

I am excited to get on with our lives.. 

To see what there is in store for us. 

But there are so many unknowns about the next year of our lives that I would rather just stay in the comfort of this cozy place we now call home.

I take my last test of my college career on Friday.

After that I must revert my energy to the move we have coming up.

That's when I need to start packing, start collecting boxes from friends (thank you Orchid), and start seriously looking for a place to live.

My brain is so full of everything that comes with moving and all I keep seeing is our money disappearing.. 

And I am scared.

I am very scared.

And then when we move, we will just be turning around and moving again come December.. 

So I am just very scared.

Life is just too expensive sometimes.

So let's just look at this cute face and try and forget for awhile.

I need to just continually look at this cute face and know that we don't need much in life.

Yes, things are expensive and money doesn't replenish itself like it used to.. 

But we don't have many needs these days either.

So I will just keep looking at that face.

That should get me through the next year without a heart attack.

Or an ulcer.

One of these days I am sure to give myself an ulcer.

Stress seriously does kill.