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So many stories are contained in one photograph.

But I leave you with this. I've been trying to discover myself and on the way I went to Delaware where I got alcohol poisoning and continuously threw up from 1 am to 6 pm. It wasn't pretty. But I'm grateful to that experience because it showed me who I'm not. And when I finally came back to being healthy and eating meals again I learned what's important to me.

The two pictures above are of Rachel and I on the eve that she turned 21. It's funny how people come and go in our lives. We were really close and then we didn't talk to each other for a year. By the grace of God we reconnected and I joined her for her birthday festivities as we went bar hopping around Univ. of Delaware.

Did you ever feel like you were meant to meet someone but God had decided your timing for this meeting?  Strange question, huh? Well, I thought that I would never get a chance to meet Rachel's best friend Soraya and I did!  We were both so excited when we met each other. It was like a milestone.

Problem: I don't remember this picture being taken. Afterwards I went straight to the bathroom and yacked all night until the next evening. I was praying to God to take the poisons out of my body and BOY DID HE TAKE OUT WAYYY MORE POISONS THAN I EXPECTED.

Life is a lesson. We just have to be willing to learn.

This is Rachel's gorgeous roommate who pretty much saved my life. I owe her so much because she took such great care of me from bathroom to couch from Sunday night to Saturday night.  Her EMT skills did her sooo well. I'm only sorry and humiliated that I had to give her a surprise pop quiz on them.

The first bit of actual food that I started eating.  A Brazillian style empanada from Empanada Mama. I love spanish foods wayyyy too much.  I was so excited to start eating again that I had to take a picture! Please note, I lost all the nutrients in my body on Saturday night and did not eat a thing on Sunday or Monday.  (All I  had was water and gatorade.)  This picture was taken Tuesday evening. HALLELUJAH! I'm eating again.

The reading area at Bryant Park. I love a good place to read. And a good place to read is always everywhere but Bryant park holds a special place in my heart.  Probably because there's also a coffee stand and a ping pong area.

AHHH... Tango in the Park. Saturdays (like yesterday) are special days where I get to take Dunham dance class and go tango.  The Dunham class is so painful and strenuous that every time class is over I thank my body for working so hard. Sometimes I can't do the exercises that we do in class and I get frustrated but then I go to Tango at Central Park in the evenings and am reminded about how redemptive, joyous and therapeutic dance should be. It should never be harsh.

Farmer's Markets = my favorite way to get nutrition. I get to talk to people (I'm not going to lie, sometimes I flirt), eat great food, over indulge on free samples, and learn more about the glorious powers of a good honey pot.

Priceless. I'm so excited for this movie.