It's time to turn our dreams and aspirations of wandering Europe into a reality! By communicating our inspiration, plans, and findings on Brightside, now we can actually make some progress :)

In my mind this is how it plays out:

We travel to Albania and stay a few weeks with your family. I am so looking foward to absorbing a whole new culture: breathing the air, savoring the scenery, tasting the fresh foods right off the farm! During this time I would love to find some kind of church or organization and get involved in an outreach. Depending on what is needed in the community, we can even bring some toothbrushes or other necessities from home!

Next, we're off to visit your friends in Italy. Let's find the most inexpensive way, you're aunt mentioned a ferry boat? We can ride vespas down the narrow streets, visit a rolling vineyard, and sample all the cheese and wine our heart desires :) And when you're ready to return to America, I will find my way to Sweden- to roll down the hills in a bubble and meet Afram's grandmother as promised!

This week will you find out and post:

• How long you plan to stay in Albania?
• Where your friend lives in Italy ?
• When it is most convenient to stay with them?

And then next week we can figure out if we should travel by train, plane, or ferry:)

                                                              Love, Lauren 

Welcome The Unexpected Changes In Life. Learn To Bend With Grace And Humility. Grow Through It All And Never Ever Forget To Take Notice Of The Beauty Changes Can Bring.

The Purpose Of Life Is To Enjoy Every Moment.

The Trick Is To Enjoy Life. Don't Wish Away Your Days Waiting For Better Ones Ahead.

Time is only a measure of the substance of life-

not life itself.

"Who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure to his stature or the span of his life?" Matthew 6:28

"Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life.." Matthew 6:25

What will you have if you are not choosing to enjoy the moment?



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"Even though we change and we're all finding our own place in the world, we all know that when the tears fall or the smile spreads across our face, we'll come to each other because no matter where this crazy world takes us, nothing will ever change so much to the point where we're not still friends"

So lately,with the plethera of information being pushed my way at the start of this semester, I'm thinking it's crucial to improve my study skills.  I want to to be able to recall information after the first time I absorb it, and then that's when I got a whiff of Geraldina's Flower Bomb perfume. Instantly I was taken back to a vivid memory of fall three years ago. The traffic light on Alderman was taking long enough for me to look in the rearview and appreciate my new pair of Marc Jacobs aviators. If I could remember the cardiac circuit instantly and in such detail, SPC would be history. Dr.Weil's Article provides a little more scientific support.

Brightside: I'm going to try a little experiment: take a whiff of peppermint oil while as I review for the test, and wait until the test to wear some under my nose. We'll see how this goes :)