three.

1) have you ever marveled at my ability to turn absolutely nothing into a dramatic story about...nothing? it runs in the family.

observe.

emily: do you want to hear something cool?
me: yes.
emily: we went to my bank, and it was robbed, while we were there.
mom: sort of.
emily: all the drive-throughs were shut. we went around front, and there were a lot of cop cars. one of them had the trunk open, so they probably had to get a gun out.
me: so, it was robbed before you got there.
emily: yeah. but there was a gun, or something.

2) we stayed in alabama for a night, and i made them watch the food network the whole time. because i don't have cable. and i like to cook. it's a valid request. but i had a fun flashback.

i used to watch my dad make biscuits. i can vividly remember watching him make the dough, rolling it out, cutting out biscuits, and repeating the last two steps until it was all gone. i'd just stand there and watch him. i love my Dad. and i love memories like that. my sister says he still makes biscuits a lot. which makes me happy.

3) we went to a wedding of two people who just graduated from college. neither of them have a job. they have no place to live. which makes this article even more interesting.

i do think it's strange that there are so many single people. not as many people get married anymore. marraige is viewed differently now, for some reason. we say it's an important part of society. but people my age are scared to enter into it. and it is a big deal. but i like how the article talks about how previous generations were poor when they got married, but single people today won't get married until they're financially secure. instead of growing as a couple through trials, we want everything to be perfect before we get married. i say "we" but that's not really my view. i'm not going to share my view, because i don't actually like talking about this, but definately read the article. it's interesting.

someone also showed me this once, but i have only read a little bit of it. i can't vouch for it, but if the topic interests you...there's another source. i do remember it addressing other issues. like how people expect to know their boyfriend/girlfriend perfectly before marrying them, but that's not realistic. it's written for guys, but the parts i've read have been very interesting. it's easy to forget that even romantic relationships are supposed to display God's glory, and be a reflection of Christ's love for the Church.