The Picture of Happiness
Hello. My name is Courtney. I’m twenty-four. I have an awesome life.
Case in point: Friday, when the boys I work with found out it was my birthday, Mexican food and margaritas immediately became involved. They sang stupid Rascal Flatts songs with me in my car and I didn’t have to pay a cent for lunch. They made me laugh. They hugged me like crazy. They totally made my day.
I came home to a dinner invitation and my choice of any restaurant in town. I exclaimed, “CHEESY BISCUITS!” and an hour later we were holding hands on the way to our table at Red Lobster. I wasn’t even hungry, but any chance to see that boy dressed up in a cozy high collared sweater and talk silly and kiss in the parking lot, I’ll take. So we ate our cheesy biscuits (“They’re cheddar biscuits, Courtney.” – “Cheddar is cheese! Shut up!”) and nearly closed the place down, leaving only because we were both ready to fall the heck asleep.
I stumbled home and talked on the phone for awhile with a few people it’s been much too long since I talked to. I fell asleep. I woke up the next morning and shuffled my tired feet into the kitchen to discover a cake in the fridge with a Happy Birthday note from my roommate and my best friend. They baked me a cake! And it’s frickin’ delicious.
I’ve been out shopping and crafting and running because it’s beautiful outside and hanging stuff on the walls and talking to my grandparents on the phone and cooking with my brand new pots and pans and finally feeling, a year later, like I live here. The job is good for me. The music is still happening. It’s lent and I’m going to church and enjoying the sunshine and I’m always busy, never bored. I have so many amazing friends here and everywhere and I hardly believe it sometimes.
Plus, um, I forgot to mention earlier this week (mostly I was just too busy to even look at my computer) but The Epiphany Moment went live on Tuesday! And that’s one of those things that I have considered myself so crazy lucky to be a part of from the get-go, so yeah, like I said, I have an awesome life. And really, I think you should check it out, mostly because it’s plain old incredible, but if you need more motivation than that, you’ve got two free mp3 downloads by YOURS TRULY just sitting over on that page waiting to be listened too.
If I could whistle in writing, I would, but I can’t, so you’re just gonna have to go listen for yourself.
Doot doot doooooo.
Happy Sunday.
One: Happy belated birthday – and nice choice with “the Lobster” – Those Cheesy biscuits are the ONLY reason I keep going back there form time to time. They are glorious.
Two: Such an honor to have you as part of The Epiphany Moment – and I REALLY mean that Courtney – you added life and emotion to the stories of so many and I’ll forever be grateful to have you as a primary contributor. It’s open for anyone to come by and upload their own video so if you ever know of anyone who has a story to tell, send them over that way – we can all learn a LOT from what others have been through.
Let’s catch up soon, ok? -Matt
YYYYYAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!
that’s all i have time to say because we need to go get OUR NEW APARTMENT!!! AHHHH!!!
It’s such a pretty picture. It’s picture PERFECT. *muah*
A. Your birthday is the one day of the year you shouldn’t have to pay for a thing, not one single thing. And margaritas are amazing. And Mexican food on your birthday? I mean come on people, can it get ANY better? No. No it cannot! Now that I look at this I realize there is no B. How about this. B. Happy Birthday.
this.post.makes.me.happy. :)