A Light Days Rain and a Time for Firsts

I love the sound of a light morning rain. I'm sitting here in my living room, suffering from boredom and a dislike of doing my school work. The weather has been getting better, so I have been keeping my windows open to let the cool air in, even though we have had a span of rainy days in Columbus. For a brief moment, I could hear nothing but the sounds of the trickling rain hit the pavement. I heard no cars, no sirens, no people... Just the sound of a light rain and birds chirping. I felt so relaxed and so peaceful. I thought, what a good time to take a break from essays and textbooks. So here I am!

Yesterday was my birthday... The big 19! At least to me, because it's my last year of being a teenager. I feel like 20 is such a big jump, I'm not just a kid anymore. I thought I'd share some of my birthday presents I received. Most of them were things that I had never had before, but always thought about getting...

Number One : An iPod Nano. After all these years of iPods being around and everyone wanting one... I never was really interested in one until recently. I started rollerblading and "running" (if you can call it that) outside and wanted something to listen to besides the cars going by me. And, just because I wanted one! So, my wonderful boyfriend got me the latest version of the iPod Nano in my favorite color... Blue!

Number Two: Coach Sneakers. I know, I know... I'm crazy! Who would wear Coach shoes... Well me! I have had this unrealistic fetish for Coach for quite some time now. We were at the airport, heading to Orlando, and my Dad pointed at a girl wearing a pair of Coach tennis shoes. He said that he was surprised that I hadn't wanted a pair! Just so happens that Orlando has wonderful outlet stores that included a Coach Factory Outlet! Even though I already knew that they had one from my previous trips. With my birthday in mind, I took a stroll through the store, like always, and found that they had shoes for $50 less than the regular price! How could I pass that up ;-) Happy birthday to me... From my Mommy and Daddy!

Number Three: A Maxi Dress. For those of you who don't know, A maxi dress is a floor length, very casual, summer dress. I have always thought they were cute, but never had the courage to buy one. I never go home without taking a trip to my Forever 21 and of course I bought myself a little birthday present! I know people will make fun of me in it (a.k.a. my brothers and Travis!), especially for the colors. But who cares... I like it!