maybe i'm an orange peel. . .

i feel like i get sappy on this thing way too often, but i'm going through a serious bout of nostalgia. i went through a bunch of old pictures today (we're talking myspace old) and i couldn't stop smiling. i have so many good memories and so many good people in my life. i feel extremely blessed all the time. i'm in one of those moods where i just want to hug everyone and tell them how much i love them. one of my favorite things about my group of friends is the fact that we tell each other 'i love you' frequently. today i was video chatting with my friend eric (who i miss dearly), talking about stuff going on in our lives/recent adventures and our conversation ended with the phrase. the same goes for any talk i have with liz or anna or sarah or joe. it's so nice to hear and say.

keiran was recently explaining a very interesting concept to me- the idea of having multiple soulmates at different levels. so the original soul would split (not in a bad horcrux way), and then those two souls would split, and so on and so forth. your closest soulmate would be the other half of the original soul from which you split, but you're also connecting to the other souls- the ones that you came from and the ones that came from you. it creates a sort of tiered soulmate system. i really like this idea because i do feel like i've found a lot of my 'soulmates' or kindred spirits.

this trip has been incredibly reflective so far and i'm realizing how much i value the people surrounding me. so much of my happiness comes from them. rest assured, everyone will be smothered with love upon my arrival back in the states. expect anaconda hugs and excessive face-touching.

(also, this picture has nothing to do with anything. i just found it and thought it was funny. i'm a cat-eating baby.)