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I just sat in Dunkin Donuts for the last 8 hours (ok, maybe 7.5). It gives me an odd feeling, sitting in that chair for so long. And yet it didn’t seem like a long time at all. It could have been 2 hours for all I knew. I got there at about 7 this morning. I had come from the early morning prayer meeting at my church (conveniently just down the road), and dropped by Dunkin as has become my habit…
Last night I just could not get to sleep. I tossed and turned, and my mind just kept racing around and around and around. I typically don’t have this problem—typically I can just lay down and clear my mind of distractions and quickly drift off. But, my current situation is a bit unusual. I’ve been sick the last few days, sicker than I’ve been in years. And I don’t seem to be improving much at all.…
I’m a pretty major people pleaser. I just want to make the people around me happy and happy with me. I think it’s a natural instinct, given that I grew up working retail at a very service-oriented bookstore. And I do like that service comes naturally to me. But, that also means that a lot of the time, I say “yes” to people when I would really rather not. BUT, today when my boss called me and asked…
What a great wedding! I’ve been to three weddings in my adult life, and this was definitely the one I had the most fun at. (ICYMI, here are my thoughts from the night before the wedding) This was partly due to the venue. I mean, it’s hard to beat a castle as a wedding venue. But in addition, the venue supplied the catering and the decorations, so there was very little that we had to worry about.…
I just got back from a wedding rehearsal. I was asked last minute to be a stand-in groomsman, and I happily obliged. The bride is a good friend of mine, and the groom seems like a fine fellow. Before I get into my feelings, first a couple notes about the evening: a) the venue is amazing. It’s legitimately in a castle. Like, for real. So the ambiance is mildly surreal. b) the wedding isn’t very…
I listen to a lot of love songs. Mostly sad love songs. Today it was “Talking to the Moon” by Bruno Mars. Often it’s Alec Benjamin with “Let Me Down Slowly.” I like the pathos and the feeling that love songs create in me. But that being said, I don’t understand them. I don’t understand love. I don’t understand marriage. And when I say I don’t understand these concepts, I don’t mean that I don’t…
So, earlier this week I was sitting on a bench at work on break, and somebody said hi. It was my dad's old boss, who I had talked to in passing a few times, but didn't know super well. I see him at Walmart maybe once every few months. Anyhow, after a bit of small talk and catching up (he somehow knows about and inquired after my current career aspirations), he mentioned that we should go out to…
Spotify Wrapped came out in early December, but I didn’t really agree with what it said my top songs of the year were, so here is my own list of the songs that impacted me. Good Things Fall Apart vs. Sad Songs I know this is a love song, but for me it captured the sadness I felt at graduating and leaving my school. It was a vibe for much of my senior year. UP - Connor Price After graduation, I…
Every year, my family has the tradition of writing down a few things we’re thankful for in a little journal. Beyond making us thankful in the moment, it’s also really cool to read back entries in the future years and see what was going on and what we cared about. Here’s my entry for this past thanksgiving: I thank God... For the freedom he has given us in Christ—the freedom to say no to the world…
I think I just missed the last birthday breakfast I could have had with my family. So, today is my birthday, and my mom wanted to make it special for me. We’re going to have the actual party later next week, but she still wanted to do something today. So she got up early and made a delicious potato, egg, and spinach bake, with special spiced juice on the side. But I missed it. I had to go to work,…