August 5, 2012

Forgive me for mentioning your life and my lazy summer in the same breath.  I should have thought more that it would sound like I was saying you're not doing anything.  I realize that life is stressful, but enjoy stuff that isn't school stress while you can.  Maybe it's just me who glories in having things that aren't papers and tests and homework to worry about.  It seems like everything else matters less that school.  Obviously, the church is a different story.  But even so, the gospel seems so much harder to mess up in a gigantic way than does school.  Can I explain that?  Nah, not really, it's late and I'd undoubtedly do an abysmal job.

Thinking I'm funny may legitimately kill me one day.  It would have already if my self-entertainment extended to feats of physical comedy.  

Being in Maryland has been lovely.  My nephew is so freaking cute, man.  It's ridiculous.  He talks so much.  He's only two, but he always speaks in full, very articulate sentences.  He's going to be a freaking smart kid, and he's already a crazy smart toddler.  Haha he loves people so much, too.  Samples of our conversations:

Brecken:  I like your blue eyes!

Kristen:  I like your brown eyes!

Brecken: Hahahaha I like my brown eyes, too.  

Brecken:  Ha Ha Ha Kristen, you're funny!!

Brecken (seriously, not making this up): Kristen, look at the excavators digging in the fields!

Brecken:  Oh, I like this book, it's interesting!  

He's hilarious.  And adorable.  And freaking does not listen to me at all, because is well aware that I have no jurisdiction whatsoever.  But still.  Love him.  He likes it when I read things to him, and make up more voices than I knew I was capable of for all of his stuffed animals.  

My niece is also adorable.  She's just sweet and happy.  She's Nate's daughter (Brecken belongs to Dustin, whose wife, Carrie, is pregnant with a little girl) and I'm at Nate's tonight, having spent most of the week with Dustin and Carrie.  I get to see Nate's lab at Hopkins tomorrow and I'm sooooo excited.