day sixty-nine - the magic of photosynthesis and water droplets

day sixty-eight - YOLO, Mozart!

day sixty-seven - ah, the chance to sleep until you wake up

day sixty-six - ALL THE THINGS

... lack of photo - yes. I apologize. It's because I have a whole slew of things which made today chalked full of small moments of happiness, including (but not exclusively):

- Friday!
- Delivering sweatshirts to newbie stones ;)
- Texting with my Sistah
- Running errands with Sam
- Receiving two big things in the mail, one of which was a package
- A POSTCARD from Rebecca :)
- Sunny Day (deceptively cold though... worth it)
- Excellent Bible Study (Luke 14:25-33)
- After-after Party
- Pizza for dinner
- Cookie doughy cookies (nomtastic)
- A TRIPLE header of animated movies (yes, you heard correctly - THREE IN A ROW)
- Friends willing to walk ALL the way up north to visit/play/cuddle/talk

... the list could keep going, but I bet only a few of you made it this far anyway.

For all of this, and more, I am so thankful!

day sixty-five - Kenyon College Archives: you never know what sort of gems are just waiting to be discovered....

 

     ((rub a dub dub an alumn in the tub))

day sixty-four - coffee dates and death-defying squirrels

 ((not necessarily related to one another, but I guess they could be!))

day sixty-three - words of wisdom

day sixty-two - proclaiming poems for all to hear

day sixty-one - the chance to talk to this lovely lady ... FINALLY

 

note: the time. (not that I technically missed the day, but that the time is 12:34... I love it when that happens).

day sixty - senior cornerstones concert

What a wonderful weekend - full of friends, parents, love, singing... I cannot express how much all of this means to me. Thanks to ALL of you!

((also, this is not a small moment, but a HUGE presence - but I am going to use it anyway))

day fifty-nine - the magic of polaroids

day fifty-eight - singing at all hours of the day

day fifty-seven - realizing you wore the same blazer on the day you interviewed as the day you were offered the job

 :) 

Also: studying at Sips with Sam, alliteration, beautiful cupcakes, dress rehearsals, overwhelming support, and just generally being excited/nervous/exploding about the future

day fifty-six - against all odds

day fifty-five - everyone loves a slinky!

day fifty-four - despite exhaustion, hunger, and grumpy face, my 'Stones still love me

 

day fifty-three - nonsensical fortune cookies

day fifty-two - baking ALL the things!

day fifty-one - photographic evidence that the past was not always a sober/somber affair

day fifty - chalked encouragement

 As I am now 10 days over what was supposed to be 40 (and turned out to be 47 due to an error in calculation), it's probably clear that... well, I haven't stopped. This Lenten promise, while trivial perhaps, has turned out to be a really great practice for me. I step out of the house every morning with a keen eye, ready to find God even (and especially) in the littlest moments throughout my day. That's not to say it's been a piece of cake finding "happy" moments these past 50 days: there have been some pretty low moments, but having this project made me search for the silver lining on even the darkest of cloudy days. And... guess what... it was there! Even if it was just the tiniest of glimmers.

One thing that I was not expecting to come out of this Lenten journey of mine was the EXPLOSIVE support from all of you. What started as mostly an accountability thing (Katherine saying to herself, "well, what's the  best way to hold myself accountable besides, well, making a promise with my creator? THE INTERNET!" ... yeah, that's how it went down) has transformed into something entirely different. Comments on my facebook wall and links to this blog, friends approaching me in the servery, emails from my family, over 3,000 page views ... the list goes on, but I really cannot thank you all for the support throughout this project of mine. How wonderful it is to be surrounded by all of YOU! That's not a small moment of happiness, but a truly HUGE one. I couldn't do it without you. 

But back to the not stopping thing... some of you may have already noticed the alteration of title up in the left-hand corner. No number, no goal - I don't know where this is headed, but I think I'm gonna keep at it. :)

day forty-nine - be:ing recognized

 ((Also, recognizing the irony behind an "unsung hero" award - wouldn't an award make you more "sung"? Not that I'm complaining by any means, it's just food for thought, haha))

day forty-eight - mission acCOMPlished

day forty-seven - rebirth-day and unbirthday celebrations

day forty-six - dinner with three lovely people

day forty-five - tulips and fairy lights

day forty-four - water bottle distortions

day forty-three - nothing like good news about future prospects

day forty-two - the gift of "will power"

This one, like a few other ones, has a good story behind it too. At lunch today, the weather was cooler than we had expected it to be... prompting one of my friends to run back to her room to change. Before leaving, she asked "Do you guys want anything from my room?" ... laughed when she realized her offer made little sense, and made her way to the door. Before she left, I jokingly said, "Yeah, bring me a little something!" ... little did I know that she actually would! She met me at work today to lend me this medal of "will power" to help me get through the last few weeks of Senior Year-What wonderful friends I have!

day forty-one - all socks safely retuned after dryer cycle

I'm tellin' you what, I do really find this happy-making...sometimes it really is the littlest things! haha

day forty - hippity, hoppity, Easter's on its way!

Realized that today isn't Easter? ... Yeah, me too. You guys just have to put up with me for forty-seven days rather than just forty. Math was never my strong suit. Also, didn't realize that you don't count Sundays... well, just shows you, there is ALWAYS a little bit of happiness to be found in all the days (including, if not especially, on Sundays like today). :)