Another Birthday in Columbus!

Is there anywhere in this country where the sun is shining today? Ohio has been under clouds for weeks. Okay, maybe it has only been one week, but it feels like much longer. This has been the rainiest spring. Last year, the start of summer was extremely gloomy, and I’m really hoping we do not see a repeat. Besides the weather, life has been good in Columbus, Ohio. Our very own B turned 21 yesterday. (Another one joins the club! Get a move on E!!!) Tonight the girls and I are going out to celebrate B's birthday at our favorite Mexican restaurant with margaritas and nachos! It is sure to be a blast.

I love going out to dinner. Not only is the food usually better (I’m still learning the art of cooking), but it is also one of the few times that the five of us are all together at one time. We are busy girls, and it’s difficult to steal an hour alone together – except during Glee, but we don’t speak while Glee is on, so that doesn’t count. My favorite part about going to Ohio State is, of course, my roommates. We are very different people, and yet we fit together very well. I’m inspired by all of them on a daily basis, and I love having alone time so I can hear about their lives when we are apart. It was either last school year or the beginning of this year when I realized I had no idea what L did at her job – or what her job was. That’s how I knew I wasn’t paying enough attention to her life. I love knowing what they do during the hours they are away from home, because it is so different from what I am doing. I would love to sit and watch N make ceramic creations – she comes home with art products all over her clothing, and all I can picture is her sitting there like Kirstie Alley and one of the Olsen girls in “It Takes Two”. Is that how it works N?

The future always excites me because it’s unlimited. Anything can happen. We have ideas in our heads that could end up being completely different realities. I see B becoming famous, N being a make-up artist/personal stylist (to me preferably…this is my fantasy after all), E is going to personally cut the number of divorces in the country in half, L will win a Pulitzer Prize for journalism, and I will win the Oscar for Best Screenplay (And B can star in the movie!). I would say “Back to reality,” but I actually believe all that is possible. Someone has to do those things, so why not us? I love thinking about where the five of us will end up in life. We will be friends – anything less is not an option, but where will we all be living? Will we get together once a year for a vacation – a tropical place would be nice! What careers will we all have, who will our husbands be, kids??? Little LHs running around…What a happy image!

I’m so lucky to have the extended family I have here in Columbus. Words will be unable to express how much I will miss them - I become misty eyed thinking about it, but I’m excited to watch us grow more than we already have. College years are the important years. This is where we discover who we are and what we want to be, and what an amazing group of friends to take this journey with. I’m eternally grateful to all of them. Okay enough of the sentimentalism; it’s time for dinner.