3.11.2012

Summer Condo Contract!!

I'm going on lots of fun adventures this summer which will get me out of Provo for 10 weeks. 
I would really hate to be paying rent for my place if I won't even be here, so my contract is for sale
May 1 - August 15.
I'll be asking $850 for the whole summer which is a huge discount from the $1155 I'd pay.

University Avenue Condos
Private Room
Dishwasher
Washer/Dryer
Big Kitchen & Living Area
Leather Couches
2 People to a Bathroom
Free Internet
Great Roommates
Awesome Ward
Tons of Above & Underground Parking
Right the middle of downtown Provo
BYU approved.


If you need a place, or know of anyone who does, PLEASE contact me. 
Its a beautiful apartment, and for a private room, this price is a steal!

Please help a girl out and contact me by
leaving a comment here,
emailing me at abbyjean33@gmail.com
or messaging me on Facebook "Abby Richards."

Much much appreciated!!

xoxoxAbbs.

3.07.2012

tear ducts.


even though i considered having my tear ducts removed
because the water works wouldn't turn off all day.

and i could write about how my midterm didn't go well,
and about how i've missed matthew all day long,
or how i can't seem to get the image of a balloon out of my mind.

i could even write about how i forgot to switch my laundry over from washer to dryer,
and how i forgot to take my chapstick to school and my lips almost fell off,
or how i got stuck behind the coupon lady at walmart. again.

yes, those contributed to my smeared makeup and red eyes.

but the rest came early this morning when i sat in the temple,
and two sweet old men laid their hands on my head,
and confirmed me a member of the church for a girl named Abigail Tucker.

and when i sat on the back row of the chapel, 
and flipped open my scriptures, not knowing what I'd find,
and I turned right to 3 Nephi 11,
and i got to contemplate "One By One"
and pause to think about "The Light and the Life of the World."

and then as I sat in his tiny little living room filled with friends,
everyone grinning from ear to ear,
sitting next to the girl who knows me best,
listening to a brother bear testimony,
and a best friend read the words "You have been called to labor.."

and when i got a text from the girl with the most tender heart,
who just wanted to tell me she was thinking of me,
and that she was praying for me.

those are the tears that were welcome.
those are the ones that make me grateful for this day.
grateful for my tear ducts that allow me to feel,
to express emotion and let it all out.
grateful for good people and great friends.
and grateful for the gospel.


i AM grateful for this day.

3.05.2012

the last balloon.

i did it.
i let it go.
the last balloon.
for good.
for ever.
for always.

it floated away,
and took a piece of me with it,
and i cried.

i woke up this morning feeling weird.
weird in a way i've never felt before.
like i wasn't sure if it had happened,
if it was real.
like i didn't know if in a month or two or six or eight,
we'd talk again,
and we'd fall back into it.

in a strange way, its like a weight was lifted.
like my whole body was sighing "finally."
i was relieved, but sad.
i was smiling, but my cheeks were wet.

i've had a pit in my stomach all day,
because it IS real.
it did happen.
and mostly because, it was mutual.
i said it, and he agreed,
he re-said it,
and i nodded yes.
it ended with a "see you soon" 
and it was over.

i opened my fingers,
and let the balloon go.