it's a beautiful day

You're on the road
But you've got no destination
You're in the mud
In the maze of her imagination

You're lovin' this town
Even if that doesn't ring true

You've been all over
And it's been all over you


It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day


- U2, "Beautiful Day", 2000


Maybe the title of this post is a little irrelevant considering it rained on this summer day, but maybe it's not because the grass is greener, I had a peaceful escape from my little sister today (although I do love her dearly), I'm finally living in my beloved Texas again, I ate at one of my favorite restaurants in town for lunch, and George W. Bush's positive approval ratings are about to climb higher than Obama's - what's not to love? 

As I sit in my kitchen and gaze out the wide, tall glass windows and watch my one-year-old boxer puppy play with the grass and sniff the neighbor's dog through the fence, I just can't help but smile. We're still in the process of moving back into our old home in Texas. We've been here about a week and a half. We've repainted my sister's room a bright coral color and within the next few days I'm painting mine a light aqua color, not much different from what I have now (I'm basically only repainting it because it needs a fresh coat of paint). 


So far, I've already had several movie nights, pool parties, cookouts, and even played soccer with my friends and, unfortunately, only babysat once and already spent the money at the mall with my friend (oops?). In less than two weeks, the movies I've watched with a variety of friends include:
- Casino Royale
- Sixteen Candles
- Breakfast At Tiffany's 
- When A Stranger Calls
- Urban Legend 
- Sweeney Todd
- Titanic
- Amityville Horror
- Moulin Rouge
So, mostly chick flicks and horror movies with a few random ones thrown in there, all of which I'd already seen a million times except for Casino Royale, Amityville Horror, and Moulin Rouge. Most of my friends aren't into most of my favorite movies (Interview With The Vampire, The Lost Boys, Breakfast At Tiffany's (maybe that one), Jane Eyre, Sweeney Todd (I made my friends watch that one, but no one seemed very impressed...heh), The Phantom of the Opera, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, etc.). 

So far, this is shaping up to being a pretty good summer. I start public school again in the fall, thank goodness, and one of my good friends from Catholic school is transferring, so I won't be the only one who doesn't know her way around (our school is so big, I probably wouldn't be the only one anyways.) I've been at a small Catholic school for the past two years and, finally...I'm back in my natural habitat. Miss me? (That thought may or may not strike horror in some people's minds.)

Also, side note: if you're looking for a good, humorous, fashion-forward and light summer read, allow me to recommend White Girl Problems by Babe Walker. It's great, even if you're not a white girl and you don't have problems (who are you, then?!). Trust me. Also, Babe Walker is basically my alter ego, which totally works since we even share a last name. Guess you'll have to read the book to discover how terrifying/wonderful that realization of mine is.

Lest we forget the picture of the day, here is a photograph I took back in October 2012 in a small country town in Pennsylvania. Let's call it "Eyes To The Sun,"  because I really like that name (it's appropriate for me to begin to title my photos, right?).