Broken glass

Yesterday, I broke a vase in the kitchen. I wasn't very happy about it. Although, I must admit that I was mad at the time that I broke the vase. It wasn't on purpose, but it was sitting on the windowsill, and I was changing the towel underneath the dish rack that caught on the blinds, which knocked the vase over.

It's sitting on my desk waiting for some superglue, so Dash can try to fix it. It won't be perfect, but I'd still like it to be usable. I bought the vase last year when I was feeling a bit lonely. I went down to Fairhaven and found this beautiful vase at a local flower and garden accessory place. It's green with a yellow rim. It's tiny, but it's held many flowers for me. I bought it in an effort to brighten up my dorm room. Most of the flowers it's held have been ones that I've purchased for myself. It's been this homage of sorts to my many adventures in Bellingham. I guess I could replace it or simply use the pieces as an art project, but I'd rather not just yet.

On a happy note, today was a great day at my afternoon site. Dash came to pick me up while we were still playing on the playground. Two of my kids stood at the fence and wanted me to stay. One of my boys ran along the fence as we drove away. It was the cutest thing ever. It's nice to be making new memories here. I'm feeling more and more grounded in the community around the school I work at. I'm getting to know the people who work there and the families that are involved in the school. It's a huge aspect of my being settled here. I'm looking forward to being there for many years, and I hope that it'll be that way. I think it will, but I'm not 100% sure.

In just a few days, I turn 20. It's not very exciting, I don't feel like. I mean it's a birthday, so that's nice, but on another level it's just another year. It'll be low-key this year, which is nice considering that next year won't really be low-key at all.

I started filling out my returning student application for Western today. It's due soon, and I'm getting more and more hopeful that things really will work out for me.