Little Things

I'll have to say that one of the highlights of this spring vacation has been running out of pages in my old journal, a journal that has been with me for three years. After a long and arduous quest, I had found the holy grail (a ruled journal), and was eager to use it. The classic, ebony bound journal, with a ribbon to mark the pages like in the hymnals, an elastic band to keep it together, and beautifully lined cream-colored pages. You have no idea how hard it was to find a lined journal here. The paper most students use here is checkered, like science lab paper. I couldn't bring myself to write thoughts, stories, and prayers on what feels to me like graph paper. Memories of science labs in Mrs. Fisher's chemistry class...ahhh!! How nice it was to be able to satisfy my whim.