A trip to the past

The other night, just for fun, I decided to take a journey to the past. Yes, that's right, I'm a master of space and time. At least in cyberspace. Where my very first blog lives forever, until I decide to cut the lifeline.

This blog holds a special place in my heart. Its contents document not only the start of my college life, but the beginning of my life with Neil; how we met and how our relationship grew over the years. It was quite an experience, reading what "past me" had to say about the world.

I sure was opinionated then. That hasn't changed much but I like to think that I put more thought into my words now. I was also immature then ... so many thoughts lacking verbal finesse. It's almost embarrassing to read. I had no clue who I was or what I wanted from life, but there was a certain energy I fed on. It was a life of very few responsibilities, very little stress and a lot of new friends. A much simpler time, but certainly not as fulfilled as my life eventually would become. Today it's nice to recognize, no matter how much I feel unsure of it, that I really have grown up.

But being able to pinpoint the very moment I fell in love with Neil, as told through the words of a 19-year-old forever locked in cyber-print.... is priceless.