today everyone i saw was really kind. the police man smiled at me (even though he was right outside Safeco during a game ---driving by was a BAD idea, btw), the woman at the coffee shop gave me extra ice cream, and Kayla and Jordan have been full of ideas and energy.

i sat by Terry and Sarah at church today, which is always a good idea because they sing these awesome and powerful harmonies.

i'm on bainbridge for three days, just spending time with the girls. Today we painted Ravenclaw and Gryffindor quidditch shirts, ate whatever we felt like, imitated our parents and guessed who the others were pretending to be, made up stories about ourselves and tried to get the others to believe them, and then went for an evening walk down to Point White. It's so beautiful as night is falling; you can see the stars, but you can also see six feet into the water and watch the fish splash and the jellyfish go by. There's something about water that makes me feel calm.

i think my favorite moment from today was swinging on the swingset singing "I Have Confidence" from the Sound of Music as loud as I could while being sprayed with a hose. I want to swing and sing WITH someone sometime!

the world looks pretty beautiful today, and i feel a part of that.

i am going to write poems tomorrow.