Outrageously happy

I came across a Peanuts comic a couple days ago. Charlie Brown was chatting with Linus about the future. It went like this:

Charlie Brown: “Do you ever think about the future, Linus?”

Linus: “Oh yes ... all the time.”

Charlie Brown: "What do you think you’d like to be when you grow up?”

Linus: “Outrageously happy!”



Borrowing Linus' words of wisdom, I thought "Be outrageously happy" is a good way to start the new and last semester in law school. Even though most of the time, the excitement of (another) new semester's resolution will eventually wane and give way to the mighty weight of trivial anxiety attacks.

Blake and I went on a spring retreat in Madera Canyon. We coiled on couches in a nice homey farm house and woke up to the fragrance of a hearty breakfast prepared by Cindy. We roasted a train of hotdogs over a beautifully blazing campfire and protected our faces from the strong radiation behind a citadel of chair barriers. We played volleyball, which was but a variance of dodgeball for me. We watched horses strutting around in their elegant hoof-steps, felt the hot breaths of these gorgeous animals, and also heard these beasts blowing their noses loudly in open defiance of the weird species that suspiciously resemble the lowly monkeys. We read Bible verses in some precious private moments, even though I attempted to flap my youngster wings and follow Blake the mother goose whenever possible.

And also, we exchanged secret nods and handshakes with all the new and old GCF couples. It is a horrible generalization, but EVERYONE is getting married or having babies or taking someone home this year.

Literally, everyone.

To all the happily married, happily engaged, happily single, happily in love, and happily still-looking people out there, be outrageously happy.

And also, happy outrageous birthday Carol!