Spectator

For this year's Boston marathon, for the first time, I went to be a spectator.  I didn't go to cheer for anyone really in particular (though a friend of my friends was running and I figured if I saw her, I'd certainly scream a "GO LINDSAY!"), just to root on those crazy runners on Heartbreak Hill.  Mostly, I went because one of my best friends in the world is shipping off to army boot-camp at age 31 and I wanted to spend as much time with him as possible before he leaves me for a long time.

Anyway, I went to be a spectator and cheered my little lungs out - it was amazing.  I loved seeing runners' faces light up when they heard their name or saw our ridiculous signs - mine said something like "Why do all the cute ones run away?", and my friend's said "Sexy (arrow pointing at runners), Lazy (arrow pointing at us)".  Today, my friend sent me a link to this article and I had to share it:

http://jezebel.com/the-people-who-watch-marathons-473405924

I think after the bombing last week, I thought about next year's Boston marathon and was worried that from now on, it will be somber and sad, but this article gave me hope.  I'm planning to go again next year for sure.  Keep cheering, spectators.

31 no more!

That's right, I turned 32, and what a great celebration it was - complete with balloon hat (thanks, Heather!).

My friends treated me to a delicious meal at Trattoria di Monica, followed by an amazing cannoli from the one and only Mike's Pastry, and danced the night away at Ned Divines to the delightful tunes of Kristen and the Noise (seriously, best cover band ever - my friend loved them so much she booked them for her wedding.  That was a present for all of us guests!).

Now - do I need to change my blog title?  Probably.  To what?  No idea.  I'll get back to you on that.  :)

Side note:  my thoughts and prayers are with those families directly affected by the bombings at the Boston Marathon today.  :(

M. N. S., I love you

M. Night Shyamalan, I love your movies.  I just finished watching The Village and it never gets old.  It's a beautiful love story set in the past...kind of.  If you haven't seen it, you must!  Now, I know there are some of you out there rolling your eyes and thinking, "His movies are lame.  They're unrealistic and over-hyped."  You know what I say to that?  I'm glad you have your own opinion, and I'm glad that you regret rolling your eyes at me just because I am a hopeless romantic.  :)

Seriously though, lovely cinematography, BEAUTIFUL music (thank you, James Newton Howard, as usual), and such a great story of love triumphing through difficult circumstances.  Sigh.

AHHHH!  And on a whim, I decided to IMDB my dear M.N.S. and there's a movie in post-production!!! YAY!  Check it out here: After Earth.

Life (AKA I still exist)

Soooo, yeah, slacking hard core on blogging.  Life just got all sorts of busy and truly, it just never slows.  A lot has happened since July (what?!?  I haven't posted since July?  It's snowing outside right now...), so here are some highlights:

• Moved out of Cambridge and into Quincy.  It's fun to be learning a new city, and my commute is WAY shorter, yay!
• Opened up to my new church community and gave my "life story".  Very scary, but so freeing to be vulnerable in that way and let yourself be known.  Really just loving getting to know this community of believers and growing spiritually together.
• Started getting into Once Upon a Time - fun show for sure, less serious than my old TV love, Lost.  Also been catching up on Walking Dead, which I love and has NOTHING in common with Once.  :)
• Got my first iPhone!!! It's a 4S and I do indeed love it.  :)  Maybe if I take a little time, I can figure out how to do this blogging thing and use the pics from my phone (not that I take that many, but still, pictures always make these blogs more fun to read, right?).
• Had an amazing Christmas with my family - lots of coffee, movies, music, and laughs.  Oh, and I learned what YOLO means.  :p
• My boss and boss' boss quit.  Yikes.  That's been hard to deal with emotionally since I've been working with them for 9 years, but I survived week 1 without them - hope week 2 goes well!!

Alright, consider yourself mostly caught up.  Now, on with life!