Where's Abby (+ Dylan and dogs)

Beginning this post about my weekend trip to Boston is giving me the feeling similar to the one I got when writing about this Charleston trip ... It's a little daunting, and I don't even know where to start. So much beauty, adventure, contentment, food, and feelings were experienced during this time. We experienced... Humor and fresh beers  in the Sam Adams Brewery tour that we started the weekend with on Friday.  Silliness at the German piano bar on Friday night with Jordan, a friend of Amy's. One of Jordan's friends happened to be at the same bar (discovered through snapchat) and joined us for some more drinks after. I was really in a dancing mood (which is rare, so I wanted to take advantage) but apparently Boston is not a dancin town, so we just got some casual drinks.  Beauty in the peaceful streets of the city. It was wonderful being able to stroll along these streets, seeing movie-worthy scenes of frat house barbecues outside their picturesque apart...

As I enjoy more front porch sitting (obvi a favorite of mine), in this fantastic breeze, with blue skies, I'm just flat out grateful.  I'm grateful for my morning in the sun and watching (and laughing at/with) this family fail at flying their kite. Grateful for a day that can start at the beach and end in a much needed vacation in Boston with Best Friend Rubin. I am  so  looking forward to this as a chance to rest, recuperate from the last very stressful, exhausting weeks, escape, and explore. For a coworker giving me Big Brother-Style love and encouragement and perfectly appropriate Bible verses.   And for silly times at work with my "Special C's." Yesterday we had a Princess Picnic with homemade crowns and unicorn horns, ate cheese and crackers on a blanket among the flowers/weeds, and made welcome back signs for a girl returning from the hospital. I really wish I could share a picture of this awesome picnic buut... HIPAA.     How...

So as my Facebook followers know, yesterday was an eventful April Fools Day for me.  It started off great with me accomplishing two new yoga poses I previously always looked at in amazement and wonder. I was feeling empowered. Especially when "you're flexible, try this (more intense) pose" came out of my instructor's mouth. Me? Flexible? Feeling great.  So I biked  all the way home with no hands, feeling extra confident and balanced.  I got home and started chopping my butternut squash for my delicious, healthy dinner. SLICE. Cut my finger. Bandaid it up and keep going. WOOP. there's another. Luckily, this one didn't require a bandaid since my last one took my last two. Keep on cutting. SAFIRV4@U$! Major cut on my thumb. "Shoot. This is gonna need stitches. I don't wanna pay for a doctor. I hope they don't have to do a shot in my thumb."  I called Brother Matt waking him from his slumber to ask him if I should go to the doctor... As if he...

So I've added a "donations" button on my blog. I have no idea if I'll get any and wish I would've known about it while I was in Denmark when I had more of a cause and exciting adventures going on. But I figured it couldn't hurt.  "What am I even donating to?" you ask? Well I don't have one set cause or goal I'm saving for. Saying it's for my Next Big Adventure could be the most accurate. Whether that be making a big move (Copenhagen and Hawaii are the current hot topics right now) or  pursuing my dreams of living the life of a traveling penniless writer, harmonica busker, and painter I've always dreamed of. You lovely people could help make it a little less penniless! And you'd gain some awesome children's books I'm currently planning, novels, and paintings of flowers and Copenhagen to show for it! With your donations, you can rest assured I'd be doing my best to feed homeless people as much as possible too.  So if you...