Things that are Light

Over the past week it has been brought to my attention that I am "too serious." I can think of 4 separate individuals who have recently made comments about this to me. However, I did not pay any attention to these comments until saw the movie Across the Universe. During the song "She's so heavy" thought to myself, "Could this song be about me?" "Am I too heavy?" Thus, I have been making a conscious effort to be more light-hearted this week. In keeping with this decision I have chosen to write about things that are light...

Things that are light:

-Whipped cream...for some reason this is what I think of when I see the word "lite" maybe because it is written on the tub of cheap store bought whipped cream when we have thanksgiving with my mom's side of the family and me and my cousin Trey eat a whole bunch of it on our pumpkin pie....yummmy.

-Heather...I think of her because my grandpa used to call her "Feather" because she was so little...and her name is Heather...which is pretty close to the word "feather" (over-explanation?)

-My brain on wine. I am a light-weight. One glass of wine and I have to give the keys to my car to someone else. I attribute this to the fact that I almost never drink, and I never drink very much. Maybe I should drink more so that I could build up my tolerance...Mom? thoughts?

-Feather pillows. When I think of feather pillows I have this mental image of a giant soft pillow fight in the clouds of heaven with all my loved ones in white pajamas...I know this is random, but that is actually my mental image. Sounds nice doesn't it? Maybe that is what heaven is like...

-Balloons. Is there anyone who actually doesn't like balloons? I don't know anyone who dislikes them. It's fun to yank the string and make them bounce...I like that.

-Laughing. There is something very light about laughing with friends about dumb jokes.

-Swimming. Who doesn't love the weightless feeling you get when you are swimming. I like to touch the bottom of the pool with my feet and then push up and pull my legs in to my chest and see how long I can float like that...sometimes I'll use my arms to keep me up longer with my legs close to my chest.

-When someone plays with my hair. This may be one of my favorite things in the whole entire world. When someone plays softly with my hair all of my cares and concerns melt away and I feel as though I am frolicking through a field of wild flowers barefoot wearing a flowy skirt and laughing. (maybe kind of like the opening scene in The Sound Of Music where she is singing "The Hills Are Alive.")