I'm Packing

It's been a while... I've been busy. I'm just packing up my life here in Walla Walla, and getting ready to move out and clean my house tomorrow. I hate packing... but I love the things I find and the memories that go with them.

White vintage clutch - I lost it a couple weeks ago going out one night in the heat of dead week. I found it in my room in a green plastic bag with half a cookie and a copy of Dwell, sitting under my Ikea table. A friend and I went out to grab coffee and read magazines at Starbucks. They closed, and then I had to go to the bathroom. So I went to Coffee Perk next door, thinking that I would just sneak in and use their bathroom. No such luck. The bathroom was closed and I got guilted into buying a cookie, which I threw in a bag, with my wallet and Dwell, and forgot about. I've been looking for my wallet for like 2 weeks now. I'm really glad I found it.

Bubble Wrap – I was emptying out a Crate and Barrel box that my friends' wedding gift came in when I came across some bubble wrap. I tossed it in the trash, but then decided to keep it for packing. I remembered how excited I was at their wedding and how fun it was to shop for their present.

A Birthday Card – In the miscellaneous drawer (Everyone, no matter how neat, has to have one of these. It contains just the stuff that you can't bring yourself to toss because it has a shred of sentimental value... or you just don't have a category for it) I came across a card from all of my friends for my birthday last year. That birthday was by far the best I have ever had. My friends threw me a surprise garden party for my birthday. Everyone was wearing white except for me, and we played bocce ball and croquet (which Jessica and I cheated at when no one was looking). That was the only party I have ever really had, aside from the one with the neighbor kids when I was 4. It meant a lot to me, and the card has little notes from everyone in it. It is one card I will probably keep for a long time. I am so thankful for the friendships I have had while being here.

Starbucks gift card – While clearing my desk to disassemble it, I came across a gift card. I tossed it in the trash but then I couldn't remember if I had emptied it or not so I went to Starbucks with Phil. It actually had $20, untouched on it. Pleasant surprise.

I went to graduation this morning and both of my roommates graduated. Our house was full of family, and our house isn't that big to start with... When we got back from graduation, the front yard had about twenty people milling around and two grills were fired up. Lunch was great and it was good to see everyone that was visiting for the weekend. Good times.