Life's an adventure...

I decided this last night. I think I want my blog to be called this so that I can write about my adventures from day to day. I don't always write about what I am doing since I also want to post projects that I am working on, so I'll just keep the title as is for now. 

Sometimes I get bored with what I am doing and I have to remind myself that life is interesting every step of the way. I am truly blessed with all of the opportunities and talents that I have been given and I need to remember that and stop focusing on the next big thing. I have great things happening to me here and now. Even if they are not great occurrences, at least it may be something that will make me laugh or teach me a life lesson.

"Life is either a great adventure or nothing" -Helen Keller

"We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience and character" -Henry David Thoreau

The first adventure that I want to record happened yesterday morning. It really started the night before, when I was driving back to school from home. It was dark and I was on a windy, hilly backroad. As a car was about to pass me from the opposite direction, I had a sudden feeling that something had run or flown across the road and sure enough, I felt a thump on the front of my car. I'm always terrified to think that I have killed an innocent creature and I hoped desperately that it was not a cat, because I love cats and it reminded me of my kitten, Sarah who my grandmother has been so gracious to take in since I can no longer keep her at my apartment. I also hoped that I  had not killed a sweet little bird and that it would not be stuck on the front of my car. When I got back to my apartment I took all of my stuff inside and didn't think any more about it.

When I woke the yesterday morning, I noticed that I had a picture message on my phone from my roommate - a picture of my car with something stuck on the grill. I walk outside and sure enough, from the second floor of my building I can see a wing sticking out. Poor bird, I feel so mean! I cannot believe I did not see this when I got out of the car! Since there were no gloves in my apartment, I had to wrap my hands in plastic grocery bags to get this bird off my car. Of course, it is stuck! It had dented a plastic piece on the front of my car and was stuck. 45 minutes later, with the help of a friend, we had taken the plastic piece off and disposed of the dead bird.

Sounds disgusting, but after the fact it was hilarious!

Welcome to my life's adventures!