future.

i've been trying to get more excited about the future lately. it can be really hard to keep motivated for things like school and work when it feels like your life is going nowhere. my cousin, who i'm very close to, became a mommy this week. and while i'm very happy for her, it's a bit of a bummer when the most exciting thing i've done this week is read about hearing loss. to cheer me up, hubby took me out yesterday to the town i want to live in after grad school. it was nice to just explore that community and imagine living there. it was a little vacation for my thoughts.

today, when i went for a walk to the store, i saw this perfect picture. and i bought it. it was frivolous and i don't need it right now- there is nowhere to put it and it doesn't quite go with the style of our apartment. but it is the epitome of how i want our house to look when we buy one. so i bought it as sort of proof to myself that i will be there. eventually.