The Title Post

I'm weak.

That's right--I can't go more than two months without having a blog.
Sorry.

During my stint of blog-deprived nothingness that began in August, I thought, What would make a good title for the next one?
 I'm not in high school or college, I'm not in a foreign country, and I don't have a full-time job--so where's my theme?

Then I thought about the lesson I'm learning about living where I am, also known as 

blooming where I'm planted.

And I knew that the answer simply had to do with--tada--the right now. 

I've hit the awkward post-college pre-independent adult stage. 

Pinterest and artsy hipsters my age like to use pretty phrases for it like 

exploring your horizons

finding out who you are

living life to the fullest

and I like to use phrases like

I'm confused

what's going on 

wah.

So I'm learning how to live in the somewhat-themeless right now and be ok with where I'm placed, even though it may not look as fun or glamorous on facebook as my life did last year. 

And what does the "right now" look like for Laura? 

It looks like a few different things.

Driving a tiny yellow car named "Le'monjuice". 

Wreaking mayhem in my dad's office three days  a week (if you can call scanning medical charts "mayhem").

Subbing at a nearby elementary school two days a week. 

Doing my hair for work in one bathroom mirror while my teenage sister does her makeup for school in the other. 

Taking a lot of walks so that I can appreciate the fact that trees and grass grow here. 

Sleeping in the same bed and going to the same church as I did when I was ten.
Listening to a lot of country music because that's what plays most on the radio.
Hanging out with people my age every Sunday night at Discipleship Focus.
Being known as "Dr. Love's daughter".
("Oh, I see him! Didn't you go to China?)
Wondering if the last five years of my life really happened, or if I'm actually back in high school because I'm living in my parents' house again.

But I like my life right now. It's been a nice period of rest and re-acclimation and I'm definitely not complaining.

Here are pictures of some stuff that's happened over the last three months:

I jumped on a giant trampoline. 

I got one of the sillier sunburns of my life while tubing. 

I went to a few high school football games to watch Audrey flip pretty flags around.

I went hiking.

 And took a few walks around the neighborhood.

We put our dog down. Her name was Missy.

I went to Covenant College homecoming weekend with Christina, but first we went to a tea house and pretended to be old ladies.

I went hiking in North Carolina with Lisa (and we didn't stay on the trail...shhhh).

And I went to a corn maze with my Discipleship Focus friends (and the random chick in the hat who joined in our picture).