family night

i took a 2 hour nap today and i loved every second of it. i didn't even wake up feeling like a spaceman in one of those goldfish bowl helmets. usually i wake up from naps feeling so groggy and out of it, but today it actually just made me feel better.

tonight was a sort of "family night." my parents and i went to my brother and sister-in-law's house for a movie and some delectable plum tarte. it's pretty nice to be around family. i just wish the rest were nearby too because i sure do miss them. (matt, kelly, i'm talking about you...) i know it doesn't really look good, but i just keep hoping that one day we'll all get to be even somewhat close to each other again. before heaven, that is.

it's strange how time and distance can affect a person; how it can change perceptions or feelings, give new perspectives on things that you were just too close to before to understand, and alter how you look at your current situation. absence makes the heart grow fonder? perhaps. absence definitely makes my heart (and mind) active.

that sounds like a really gross movie line. i feel like i should delete that part, but for some reason i'm just not going to. sorry about that.